Le grand fanfaron (1976)
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Michel Galabru, Claude Melki, Carole Chauvet, Micheline Dax, Gilbert Servien
Haunted by the image of a widowed Colonel and unable to marry, Lieutenant Gilles travels to India with a former comrade to seek a healer.
The story
Lieutenant Gilles is haunted by the image of the Colonel, now a widow, and cannot bring himself to marry other women. Believing he has been bewitched, he sets out for India with Charlie, a former regimental comrade, to seek a healer’s powers. There, the two friends meet Isabelle, and Gilles falls in love with her.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Lieutenant Gilles, haunted by the image of the Colonel, now a widow, cannot bring himself to marry other women. He believes he has been bewitched. So, together with Charlie, a former regimental comrade, he decides to go to India to seek the powers of a healer. There, the two friends meet Isabelle, and Gilles falls in love with her. But their troubles are not over: the charming young woman turns out to be the Colonel’s daughter. They then try unsuccessfully to get rid of this troublesome woman once and for all. Gilles also learns that the child is his. He resolves to take on his duties as a father, alongside the Colonel, while Isabelle marries Charlie.
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