Chaussette surprise (1978)
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Bernadette Lafont, Bernard Haller, Anna Karina, Christine Pascal, Rufus, Bernard Le Coq, Agnès Soral, Didier Sauvegrain, Philippe Manesse, Romain Bouteille
After an accident sends three men and a television addict to the hospital, their wives use the separation to pursue changes of their own.
The story
Bernard, Antoine and Raphaël, three men in relationships, are involved in a traffic accident alongside a single television addict. All four end up in hospital for three weeks, where the men cause chaos and get up to pranks. At home, their wives Nathalie, Bernadette and Juliette find themselves on their own and take the opportunity to make changes. Bernadette tackles the couple’s financial problems, Juliette tries to interest an enterprising man in her husband’s inventions, and Nathalie continues pursuing her ambition to become an actress.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Three men in relationships—Bernard, Antoine and Raphaël—and a single television addict are involved in a traffic accident and end up in the hospital for three weeks. They cause chaos there and get up to all kinds of pranks. Their respective wives, Nathalie, Bernadette and Juliette, are left on their own and take the opportunity to make changes in their lives. While Bernadette deals with her couple’s financial problems in her own way, Juliette tries to promote her husband’s inventions to an enterprising man. Nathalie, meanwhile, continues her efforts to become an actress and has a brief affair with Luc, Bernard’s son. She eventually breaks up with Luc and reconciles with Bernard. The three couples are finally reunited shortly before the men leave the hospital, and Bernadette, with her husband’s help, wins a television game show. The three injured men and the television addict eventually leave the hospital with many plans for the future.
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