Valparaiso, Valparaiso

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Alain Cuny
Alain Cuny

Balthazar Lamarck-Caulaincourt

Bernadette Lafont
Bernadette Lafont

Edwarda

László Szabó
László Szabó

Lazlo

Albane Navizet
Albane Navizet

Lara

Alexandra Stewart
Alexandra Stewart

La paysanne

Rufus
Rufus

Un méchant

Clément Harari
Clément Harari

Un très méchant

Hans Meyer
Hans Meyer

Helmut

Yves Afonso
Yves Afonso

Anatole

Christian Van Cau
Christian Van Cau

Simon

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    Alain Cluny is Balthazar, a bumbling middle-aged intellectual who spouts off from time to time about leftist causes, usually to his current girlfriend. Then Edwarda (Bernadette Lafont), who is active in the political underground, comes into his life. From that point on, he begins to act on his beliefs. Edwarda's underground political action group stages a little drama to test Balthazar's commitment and reliability, putting him through an interrogation by what appear to him to be French secret police. Having passed this test, he is given a real assignment. This film is a comedy with elements of satire, and it explores the humor to be found in left-wing pretentiousness of all kinds. - Rovi

  • Release Date

    1973-03-31

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    4.571

  • Rating:

    2.3 starts
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    Français
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