Le Diable par la queue
1969 Comedy
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Summary
A family of aristocrats have fallen on hard times. To pay for repairs to their crumbling
country chateau they are forced to use their home as a hotel. The local garage mechanic,
Charlie, provides a constant stream of guests for them by sabotaging any car that arrives
in his garage. The latest arrival is an important-looking man, César Maricorne,
accompanied by his two aides. When she learns that he is a gangster who has just
robbed a bank, the aging Marquise realises that her family’s financial worries may
be at an end…
Review
Yves Montand shows great promise as a comic performer in this entertaining farce from
Philippe de Broca. As is fairly typical of popular French comedies of this
period, the film’s charm lies much more in the idiosyncratic performances of its
stars than in its script or direction. Although Montand’s presence dominates
the film, there are pleasing – and downright eccentric – contributions from
his co-stars, notably Jean-Pierre Marielle, Maria Schell, Marthe Keller and the indispensable
Madeleine Renaud.
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