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Release Year1979
Runtime1h 35m
LanguageFrench
CertificationNR
GenresComedy, Drama
Votes2
DirectorGérard Chouchan
WritersGérard Chouchan, Serge Ganzl
TypeFeature Film
Rating5.5 out of 10
Cast5 credited
Also Known AsFou comme François
About Fou comme François
Marseille. The director of a company offers a promotion to Francois (Michel Creton) if he accepts to help him fire all the staff from his office. If he refuses, he will himself be fired. Francois opts for the latter. He registers as unemployed and discovers what he has lacked so far in his life: a certain freedom. His habits are changing as well as his attitude towards the others changes ... Luce (Claude Jade), his wife, and Marquerite (Courtois Queen), her stepmother, are surprised: why he is not himself anymore?
Directed by Gérard Chouchan, Fou comme François leans on a strong ensemble — Claude Jade, Michel Creton, Reine Courtois — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about comedy titles of 1979.
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