
Bonsoir
Seen it?1994 | 85 min | Comedy
Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh.
- The mood
- Light and funny.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 25 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in French, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Having first lost his wife then his job as a tweed tailor, Alex Ponttin has devised a novel way to keep himself in touch with society. He admits himself into people's homes, by pretending to be a relative or an official, and persuading his victims to give him a night's free board: He finds at first a lunch at the horrible couple Dumont, where a thief follows him for a robbery. Alex spent an evening in front of TV at Marie, mother of seven children. He runs from Marie to find an evening and a new bed at the home of charming but shy lesbian Caroline and her funny lover Gloria. To save her inheritance, Caroline - accused for her homosexuality by her horrible sister Catherine - tells her aunt Amélie, that Gloria is her secretary and Alex her lover. So Alex has to present himself nude in Caroline's bed. He saves Carolines inheritance. The police officers investigating the case are so terminally stupid that Alex has little chance of being arrested.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 537 people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Jean-Pierre Mocky
- Michel SerraultAlex Ponttin
- Marie-Christine BarraultMarie Wileska
- Claude JadeCaroline Winberg
- Corinne Le PoulainGloria
- Jean-Claude DreyfusInspecteur Bruneau
- Jean-Pierre BissonMarcel Dumont
- Maaike JansenYvonne
- Catherine MouchetEugénie
- Serge RiaboukineLe père Bonfils
- Roland BlancheDe Tournefort