Directed by:
Pierre ÉtaixCinematography:
Jean BoffetyComposer:
Jean PaillaudCast:
Pierre Étaix, Sabine Sun, Véra Valmont, Denise Péronne, Claude Massot, Luc Delhumeau, Robert Blome, Annie Savarin, Alain Janey, Georges LoriotPlots(1)
In this endlessly diverting compendium of four short films, Pierre Etaix regards the 1960s from his askew but astute perspective. Each part is as technically impressive as it is riotous: a man attempts to read a novel about vampires beside his sleeping wife but cannot seem to separate reality from fiction; a simple afternoon at the movies becomes a consumer-culture assault; a jarringly noisy urban landscape keeps a city’s population on edge; and a day in the country means something different to a picnicking city couple, a hunter, and a farmer. (Janus Films)
(more)Cast
Pierre Étaix
France
Best movies:
My Uncle (1958)
Yoyo (1965)
As Long As You're Healthy (1966)
Sabine Sun
France
Best movies:
The Sicilian Clan (1969)
As Long As You're Healthy (1966)
The Valachi Papers (1972)
Véra Valmont
France
Best movies:
Die schöne Lügnerin (1959)
As Long As You're Healthy (1966)
Sign of the Lion (1962)
Denise Péronne
Switzerland
Best movies:
Order of the Daisy (1967)
Forbidden Games (1952)
My Uncle (1958)
Claude Massot
France
Best movies:
Yoyo (1965)
As Long As You're Healthy (1966)
The Great Love (1969)
Luc Delhumeau
France
Best movies:
Les Misérables (1982)
The Count of Monte Cristo (1998) (series)
Yoyo (1965)
Robert Blome
Belgium
Best movies:
The Impossible Mr. Pipelet (1955)
Agent 38-24-36 (1964)
Male Companion (1964)
Annie Savarin
France
Best movies:
Yoyo (1965)
As Long As You're Healthy (1966)
Mademoiselle (1966)
Alain Janey
France
Best movies:
As Long As You're Healthy (1966)
Big Deal (1973)
Any Number Can Win (1963)
Georges Loriot
France
Best movies:
Order of the Daisy (1967)
Yoyo (1965)
As Long As You're Healthy (1966)