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L'Étalon
1970 Drama
Review
Bourvil and Francis Blanche are united for the last time in this
acerbic satirical comedy which takes a humorous (and somewhat cynical)
look at changing attitudes in France towards sex and marriage in the
late 1960s, a time of immense social change. It was the last of
four films that Bourvil made with director Jean-Pierre Mocky, who is
renowned for his provocative comedies which combine anarchic farce and
razor-sharp satire. Their previous collaborations include the
enduring popular classics: Un drôle de paroissien
(1963) and La Grande frousse (1964).
In each of Mocky’s films, Bourvil defies his popular ordinary man image
by playing a character with a cunning maverick tendency, and L’Étalon is no exception...
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Director:
Jean-Pierre Mocky
Starring: Bourvil, Francis Blanche, Jacques Legras, René-Jean Chauffard, Noëlle Leiris Synopsis
Veterinary surgeon William Chaminade is having a peaceful holiday in
the South of France when he is witness to an event that will
change not only his life but the destiny of France! A young woman tries to kill herself by jumping
from the upstairs window of the hotel where he is staying. Thanks
to the services of a passing athlete, the woman is unharmed, and she
reveals that her distress is down to her husband’s apparent lack of
interest in her. Immediately, Chaminade has a brainwave. He
will open a special centre for people like this unfortunate young
woman, who will be able to satisfy their romantic needs, at the tax
payers’ expense. All is well until this innovative
’pleasure centre’ draws the attention of an over-zealous tax inspector,
Dupuis...
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