The leader of a nudist camp enlists the help of left-wing militant when he mistakenly believes he should receive the Legion of Honor.
Acting
Michel Blanc plays earnest nudist like it's Shakespearean tragedy
Direction
Mocky's one-take manic energy, barely controlled chaos
Writing
Satire so specific it requires footnotes, delivers anyway
Director
Jean-Pierre Mocky
Michel Blanc
Walter Arbeit
Jean Poiret
Octave Leroi
Jacqueline Maillan
Henriette Brulard
Darry Cowl
Kayser
Roland Blanche
Marius Agnello
Josiane Balasko
la journaliste
Bernadette Lafont
Mme Dugland
Isabelle Mergault
Fernande
Lisa Livane
La comtesse royaliste
Jean Abeillé
Plumet, le marchand de médailles
Jean Benguigui
Marcel
Luc Delhumeau
Aimé Dugland
Michel Francini
Colonel Raoul Dugommier
Dominique Zardi
Fricasset
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Mocky was blacklisted from French state TV for decades; this film's Parliament setting is his gleeful revenge.
The nudist camp scenes were shot at a real location, with actual nudists as extras who reportedly found the script 'too unrealistic.'
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