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Y a-t-il un Français dans la salle ? (1982)

109 min · Comedy

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Directors

Jean-Pierre Mocky

Cast

Victor Lanoux, Jacques Dutronc, Jacqueline Maillan, Michel Galabru

After a damaging letter disappears, a political party leader’s search entangles him with crooked officers, blackmailers, and a new love.

The story

Shortly after his uncle dies, Horace Tumelat, a political party leader, discovers that a letter capable of harming his career has disappeared. As he searches for it, he encounters crooked police officers and blackmailers. He also falls in love with Noëlle, and his priorities shift. His jealous secretary decides to destroy the relationship, setting up a conflict around Tumelat’s new love.

Full plot (contains spoilers)

Shortly after the death of his uncle, Horace Tumelat, the leader of a political party, realizes that a letter capable of harming his career has disappeared. While searching for it, he crosses paths with crooked police officers and blackmailers, and falls in love with Noëlle. From then on, nothing else matters to him. But his jealous secretary decides to destroy this love.

Genres

Comedy

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