T'empêches tout le monde de dormir (1983)
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Daniel Auteuil, Catherine Alric, Jean-Gabriel Nordmann, Philippe Khorsand, Anne Jousset, Tanya Lopert, Henri Déus, Didier Kaminka, Paulette Frantz
A carefree street musician makes his home in a Paris train station while hoping to find an apartment and making a pass at a woman he has noticed.
The story
After spending four years in Brazil, Yves returns to Paris and gets by playing guitar and singing in the streets. He lives at the Gare de l’Est, using the concourse as his bedroom, a station locker as his wardrobe, and the public toilets as his bathroom. There, he befriends Yvette, the toilet attendant. Living day to day and avoiding thoughts about the future, Yves nevertheless intends to find an apartment for his belongings. When he catches sight of Isabelle, he makes a pass at her, convinced his charm will work.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Yves has decided, once and for all, not to worry about anything. He lives day to day and avoids asking himself questions about the future. Back from Brazil, where he has just spent four years, he earns enough to get by playing guitar and singing on the streets of Paris. He has set himself up at the Gare de l’Est: the concourse is his bedroom, a station locker his wardrobe, and the public toilets his bathroom. There he has struck up a friendship with Yvette, the toilet attendant. But he fully intends to find an apartment where he can put all his odds and ends. And when he catches sight of the seductive Isabelle, he doesn’t hesitate for a second to make a pass at her, convinced his charm will work.
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