A grumpy old man weaponizes a student tenant to destroy his own family — French chaos ensues.
Because of his wavering health, Monsieur Henri can no longer live alone in his Paris appartment. Particularly grumpy, he ends up nonetheless accepting his son Paul's suggestion that he let one of his rooms out to a young female student. Far from falling for her charms, Henri uses her to orchestrate utter family chaos...
Acting
Claude Brasseur's magnificent grump — every eye roll is art
Writing
The play adaptation's razor-sharp dialogue lands every time
Production
That Paris apartment feels lived-in for decades
Director
Ivan Calbérac
Claude Brasseur
Henri Voizot
Guillaume de Tonquédec
Paul Voizot
Noémie Schmidt
Constance Piponnier
Frédérique Bel
Valérie
Thomas Solivérès
Mathieu
Valérie Kéruzoré
Constance's mother
Antoine Glemain
Constance's brother
Grégori Baquet
Arthur, driving school instructor
Anne Loiret
Driving school examiner
Nicolas Guillot
Simon, disk jockey
Paula Brunet-Sancho
Paul's assistant
Agnès Pichois
Client at the market
Céline Esperin
Nightclub hostess
Stéphan Wojtowicz
Constance's father
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
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