The film consists of three novels. The film begins with the fact that the Bernard Blier hero removes a lantern from the entrance to a brothel. The second part is about how the lantern and jewelery were stolen from a young baroness. And in the third part the hero of Louis de Funes hangs a lantern at the entrance to his house.
Acting
Louis de Funès steals the final sketch with manic energy.
Direction
Two directors, three distinct tonal shifts between sketches.
Director
Gilles Grangier
Bernard Blier
Charles Labergerie, le tenancier de la maison close (sketch “La Fermeture” & “Le Procès”)
Dominique Davray
Madame Blanche, épouse de Charles (sketch “La Fermeture”)
Henri Virlogeux
Le médecin (sketch "La Fermeture")
Frank Villard
Marcel Froment, le tenancier de Toulon (sketch “La Fermeture” & “Le Procès”)
Jacques Marin
L'acquéreur du mobilier (sketch "La Fermeture")
Yori Bertin
Colette, une pensionnaire (sketch "La Fermeture" & “Le Procès”)
Michèle Bardollet
Une pensionnaire (sketch "La Fermeture")
Jean Lefebvre
Léonard Maburon (sketch "Le Procès")
Andréa Parisy
Baronne Seychelles du Hautpas, née Lucette Grannu (sketch "Le Procès")
Pierre Bertin
Le président du tribunal (sketch "Le Procès")
Jean Carmet
Paulo, le complice de Léonard Maburon (sketch "Le Procès")
Darry Cowl
Avocat de Léonard Maburon (sketch "Le Procès")
Bernard Dhéran
L'avocat général (sketch "Le Procès")
Albert Michel
Le greffier (sketch "Le Procès")
Louis de Funès
Léon Haudepin (sketch "Les Bons Vivants")
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This anthology film was part of a brief 1960s trend of French 'sketch films' featuring multiple directors tackling linked themes.
The brothel setting reflects France's complex relationship with maisons closes, which were officially tolerated until 1946 but remained culturally fascinating.
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