La cuisine au beurre (1963)
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Fernandel, Bourvil, Claire Maurier, Andrex, Mag-Avril
A Marseille restaurateur returns to Martigues to find that his wife has remarried, and his imposing presence sets off a rivalry with her new husband.
The story
After spending years in captivity during the Second World War and later living with Gerda in Austria, Fernand Jouvin returns to Martigues to find his wife, Christiane. Believing Fernand dead, she has remarried André, a Norman cook who has turned her small restaurant into a renowned establishment. Fernand imposes himself in his former home, and a rivalry develops between the hardworking, rigid André and the lazy, pleasure-loving Fernand.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
After spending a few years in captivity during the Second World War, then living freely with Gerda in Austria until her husband returned, Fernand Jouvin, a jovial, lying restaurateur from Marseille, returns to Martigues to find his wife, Christiane. But he discovers that she, believing him dead, has remarried André, a Norman cook who has turned her small restaurant into a renowned establishment. Fernand imposes himself in his former home, and a rivalry develops between the hardworking, rigid Norman and the lazy, pleasure-loving Marseillais.
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