Idiot in Paris

Idiot in Paris

1967 · 90 min · FR · 6.5 (22 votes)
Dir. Serge Korber · Starring Jean Lefebvre, Dany Carrel, Bernard Blier, Robert Dalban, Bernadette Lafont, Paul Préboist
Comedy

Goubi, the simpleton of his village in the French Department Allier, has but one wish: to see Paris. One day, the truckers Grafouillère deposit a drunk Goubi in the biggest market of Paris (the "Halles"). The poor man is completely lost, but the meat merchant Dessertine takes him under his wings when he hears that Goubi was likewise 'raised by the State'...

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A gentle, charming journey through Paris with a naive soul. It feels like a warm, nostalgic embrace, full of simple pleasures and unexpected kindness. A delightful, unhurried look at a city through innocent eyes.

whimsicalcharminglightheartednostalgicsteadyclassic French comedyslice-of-lifecharacter-driveninnocencefinding oneselfurban vs. ruralkindness
france1970sfrench
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