The read
It runs a compact 1h 30m.
Synopsis
Justin, a lyricist by trade, and his friend Pierre, a composer, lead a bohemian life in Paris. Justin thinks his mother Josefa is richer than she appears, and decides to swindle her out of three million centimes by using Pierre as an intermediary in a case involving an insolvent check. Josefa uncovers the ruse and refuses to help her son. However, Pierre has discovered the identity of his friend's father, who had been unknown to him for twenty years. With the help of Justin's mother, the two friends do everything they can to extort the son's missing three million centimes from his ashamed and repentant father.
Ratings
IMDb5.1/10
10 audience votes
Key crew
- Claude Autant-LaraDirector
Cast
- Anna MagnaniJosefa
- BourvilPierre Corneille
- Pierre BrasseurMayor
- Henri VirlogeuxCharquin
- Marie-Claude BretonVillager
- Christian MarinPierrot
- Jean-Marie ProslierFloconnette demonstrator
- Paul DemangeGrandmother
- Ramón IglesiasJustin
- Gil VidalVicar
- Jocelyne BressyVillager
- Louise ChevalierVillager