A mattress ruins a wedding and somehow it's French farce perfection.
Mr and Mrs Barbezat,Concierges are to marry their only daughter to a butcher's boy. Both the in-laws and the groom have an obsession: come what may, they are keen on honoring their engagements: promises are made to be kept is their motto. And when, on the wedding day, the unfortunate parents cannot provide the newly weds with...the "Mérinos" mattress which is part of the bride's Trousseau ,they are desperate. The husband will spend the whole wedding festivities trying to keep his word.
Acting
Carette's desperate concierge energy is physical comedy gold.
Writing
Gag construction so tight it could've been written by machines.
Director
Léo Joannon
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Léo Joannon directed over 80 films but is best remembered for co-directing the legendarily terrible Ed Wood-style fiasco 'The Road to Hong Kong' with Abbott and Costello.
The 'trousseau' and mattress obsession reflects postwar French working-class anxiety about material dignity—this is basically a socioeconomic horror movie wearing clown makeup.
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