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Fou comme François

Fou comme François

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Comedy   Drama
📜 Overview: 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?
🌏 Languages Available: French
📆 Date Released: 1979-01-10
⌚ Running Time: 95 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 2.0

Beloved Cast

Claude Jade original image
Luce
Claude Jade
Michel Creton original image
François
Michel Creton
Reine Courtois original image
Marguerite, mère de Luce
Reine Courtois
Fabienne Arel original image
Dominique
Fabienne Arel
Jean-Pierre Lituac original image
Dr. Toscanini
Jean-Pierre Lituac

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