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How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning (1965)

How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning poster
Original title
Les Bons Vivants
Directed by
Gilles Grangier, Georges Lautner
Genre
comedy film
Country
France, Italy
Runtime
1h 40m
Rated
18
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 40 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A comedy about a group of people living it up in a brothel. The film follows various characters as they navigate their relationships and schemes in this setting.

lightheartedcomicplayfulsillylivelyfun-lovingfrivolouswhimsical

What happens

How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning (French: Les Bons Vivants, lit. 'High Lifers', also known as Un grand seigneur) is a French comedy film from 1965, directed by Gilles Grangier and Georges Lautner, that was written by Albert Simonin and Michel Audiard. It stars Bernard Blier, Mireille Darc, Andréa Parisy, Bernadette Lafont, and Louis de Funès. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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