Comment réussir quand on est con et pleurnichard
| Company type | Film |
|---|---|
| Industry | Film |
| Founded | June 19, 1974 |
| Founder | Michel Audiard, Jean-Marie Poiré (screenplay) |
| Headquarters | France |
| Products | Comedy film |
Comment réussir quand on est con et pleurnichard (translated as How to Succeed When You're a Jerk and a Crybaby) is a French comedic film from 1974, directed by Michel Audiard. This movie is significant for introducing actor Jean-Claude Dreyfus to the screen. Additionally, Audiard himself appears in a role as a nurse. The production achieved box office earnings totaling $5.9 million.
Plot
Antoine resides in Paris, leading a humble life with his cantankerous mother while peddling counterfeit vermouth to proprietors of small bars. He relies heavily on eliciting sympathy, particularly from the wives of his clients, as part of his approach. Antoine spins fabricated stories of adversity, including recitations of fictitious Baudelaire poetry and a touching claim regarding his mother's burial. Through these tactics, he wins over Marie-Josée, who works at a hotel and is the lover of Gérard, the hotel's manager; Jane, a dancer cohabiting with pianist Foisnard; as well as Cécile, Gérard's spouse, eventually securing residence at her countryside home. While managing Gérard's hotel and benefiting from Marie-Josée's attentions, Antoine's deceit is eventually uncovered. Following this revelation, he returns to his mother and prepares to launch another scheme selling vermouth.
Technical data
- Director: Michel Audiard
- Screenplay by: Michel Audiard and Jean-Marie Poiré
- Running time: 90 minutes
- Premiere date: 19 June 1974
- Language: French
Cast
- Jean Carmet as Antoine Robineau
- Jean-Pierre Marielle as Gérard Malempin
- Stéphane Audran as Cécile Malempin
- Jane Birkin as Jane
- Evelyne Buyle as Marie-Josée Mulot
- Jean Rochefort as Foisnard
- Daniel Prévost as Carducci
- Jeanne Herviale as Antoine's mother
- Robert Dalban as Léonce
- Jacqueline Doyen as Madame Léonce
- Jean-Claude Dreyfus as The transformist
- Ginette Garcin as Head nurse
- Minka as The grumpy nurse
- Michel Audiard as Male nurse
- Laurence Badie as Hotel attendant
- Paul Bisciglia as Hunter
- Féodor Atkine as Mime artist
- Manu Pluton as The black man
- Sébastien Floche as Marcel