The American Beauty
Comedy
Marcel, a simple-minded factory worker, is tricked into buying a high-priced American convertable car by a widow determined not to let it fall into the hands of her late husband's secretary/secret lover. Once in pocession of the car, Marcel only encounters one bad luck episode after another with the excessive gasoline consumtion, his wife trying to sell it to make ammends meet, getting into traffic jams, accidently riding into a car wash with the top down, and more
VIBE
A whirlwind of escalating mishaps and absurd situations. It's a charmingly chaotic ride through the pitfalls of desire and bad luck, fueled by a distinctly European sense of humor.
lightheartedabsurdistchaoticslapsticksteadyscrewball comedymid-century European cinemasatiricalmaterialismmisfortuneconsumerismdesire
factory workerjealousyfrancewidowroad accidentsecretaryamerican cars
