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Fou comme François
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Fou comme François

1979-01-10 · 95 min · ★ 5.5

Comedy · Drama

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?

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Directors
Gérard Chouchan
Production companies
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Countries
France
Status
Released

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Claude JadeClaude JadeLuce
Michel CretonMichel CretonFrançois
Reine CourtoisReine CourtoisMarguerite, mère de Luce
Fabienne ArelFabienne ArelDominique
Jean-Pierre LituacDr. Toscanini

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