Having fortuitously discovered a photograph in which Marthe embraces someone unknown, Étienne Dorsay becomes jealous and imagines various stratagems to identify the lover. In the meantime, he and his friends acquire a weekend house for a very low price.
Acting
Rochefort's escalating paranoia is masterclass physical comedy
Writing
Dialogue captures how men actually talk to each other
Direction
Yves Robert balances warmth without sentimentality
Director
Yves Robert
Jean Rochefort
Etienne Dorsay
Claude Brasseur
Daniel
Guy Bedos
Simon Messina, doctor
Victor Lanoux
Boulifet, aka 'Bouly'
Danièle Delorme
Marthe Dorsay, Étienne's wife
Marthe Villalonga
Mouchy Messina, Simon's possessive mother
Jenny Arasse
Bernadette, designer collaborating with Étienne
Josiane Balasko
Josy, Lucien's girlfriend
Elisabeth Margoni
Daisy, Bouly's fiancée
Pascale Reynaud
Delphine, Étienne's younger daughter
Maïa Simon
Madame Chalamand, Simon's lover
Jean-Pierre Castaldi
Bully
Vania Vilers
Banoît, Marthe's lover
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
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