Garçon!
1983 Romantic Comedy / Drama
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Summary
After a life of emotional and professional upsets, Alex finds himself headwaiter in a
chic Parisian restaurant. Well into middle age, divorced but still very much a ladies'
man, he has one great ambition: to open an amusement park by the sea. One day, an
old flame, Claire, suddenly re-enters his life. For Alex, the fires of love are
easily re-kindled, but Claire has another man in her life…
Review
Claude Sautet’s third collaboration with Yves Montand – after the popular
César et Rosalie (1972) and
Vincent, François, Paul...et les autres
(1974) – is this light hearted comedy-drama which plays to Montand’s strengths and
allows Sautet to once more explore one of his favourite themes – the strength of friendship
in relation to the ephemeral nature of male-female romantic relationships. In comparison
with the director’s better known works, it is pretty much an inconsequential film, easily
overlooked and soon forgotten once seen. However, a pleasing performance from a
relentlessly cheerful Yves Montand, here playing an ageing Don Juan of impeccable manners,
makes this a mildly enjoyable cinematic diversion.
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