The Exchange Student

The Exchange Student

1967 · 85 min · FR · 6.8 (317 votes)
Dir. Jean Girault · Starring Louis de Funès, Ferdy Mayne, Martine Kelly, François Leccia, Olivier de Funès, Claude Gensac · Music Raymond Lefèvre
Comedy

Monsieur Bosquier, the owner of a private school, is far from pleased when his eldest son, Philippe, fails his end of year exams. He decides to send his wayward offspring to England to improve his English. In exchange, Philippe’s host, a wealthy whisky distiller, Mac Farrel, will send his daughter, Shirley, to live with the Bosquiers in France. However, Philippe has already decided to spend the summer holidays on a yacht with his friends, so he sends a fellow student, Michonnet, to England in his place. The deception is soon discovered but things go from bad to worse when Philippe and Shirley fall in love and fly to Scotland to get married...

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A breezy, charming 1960s romp across Europe. Expect witty misunderstandings and lighthearted romantic entanglements as cultural differences lead to delightful comedic chaos. It’s a feel-good escape with a touch of old-world charm.

lightheartedcharmingwittyeffervescentsteady1960s European comedyfish-out-of-waterromanticcross-cultural exchangeyoung lovedeceptionfamily expectations
paris, francescotlandholidayseineprincipalbargewedding plans1960s
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