Un singe en hiver
Réalisation:
Henri VerneuilScénario:
Michel AudiardPhotographie:
Louis PageMusique:
Michel MagneActeurs·trices:
Jean Gabin, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Suzanne Flon, Gabrielle Dorziat, Geneviève Fontanel, Sylviane Margollé, Paul Frankeur, Noël Roquevert (plus)Résumés(1)
L'hôtelier d'une petite station balnéaire de Normandie a juré à sa femme de ne plus toucher à un verre d'alcool. C'était sans compter avec l'arrivée de Fouquet qui surgit avec la tentation... (Tamasa Distribution)
Critiques (2)
The drunken antics of the young Belmondo and the elderly Gabin are inherently sad. Especially when we discover that the reason for Belmondo's drinking is fear and a subconscious desire to avoid anything that duty and conscience might compel him to do. The two men keep getting drunk to deal with their anxiety and terror of reality, and everyone around them pays the price. I’ve seen that before somewhere. Fortunately, their alcoholic journey is not completely aimless and, although it zig-zags along the way, it does lead toward hope. IN A NUTSHELL: How to get to China by drinking while staying in small-town France. Sometimes being taken by the hand can provoke greater fear than a dragon breathing fire.
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The film is good in terms of acting, which is hardly surprising given that it brings together greats like Jean Gabin and Jean-Paul Belmondo. But plot-wise it's not that great and at times it just felt like a drinking comedy. Well-acted, but still just a drinking comedy, under which you have to search a bit more for depth.
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