Tandem(1987)
Michel Mortez travels around France hosting a radio game show he created 25 years ago. He is famous among the average Frenchmen. Rivetot, his assistant and technician, always goes with him. He is the only one who knows what really lies under Mortez's appearance of a playful don Juan. When the program is canceled, Rivetot delays telling Mortez as long as possible... Both malicious and tender, this bitter comedy also shows nostalgia.
Movie: Tandem
Top 10 Billed Cast
Michel Mortez
Rivetot
la libraire
le conseiller
la patronne de l'hôtel du commerce
Driver Red Dog
un reporter
propriétaire de l'Hotel des Grands Hommes
la serveuse à l'hôtel de la gare
Le candidat malchanceux
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Michel Mortez travels around France hosting a radio game show he created 25 years ago. He is famous among the average Frenchmen. Rivetot, his assistant and technician, always goes with him. He is the only one who knows what really lies under Mortez's appearance of a playful don Juan. When the program is canceled, Rivetot delays telling Mortez as long as possible... Both malicious and tender, this bitter comedy also shows nostalgia.
Release Date
1987-06-17
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7.206
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Français
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