Le Distrait (1970)
- Directed by
- Pierre Richard
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Rated
- 12
- Rating
- 6.1 of 10 from 133 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A man named Pierre Malaquet is an advertising manager who is very absent-minded and eccentric. The film follows his strange and funny adventures in work and love.
playfulzanylightheartedslapstickwhimsicalenergeticromanticchaotic
What happens
Le Distrait (English: Absent-minded, alternative English title: The Daydreamer) is a 1970 French comedy film directed by Pierre Richard, starring Pierre Richard, Marie-Christine Barrault and Bernard Blier. The film combines elements of slapstick, horror and romantic comedy. The plot follows the adventures of Pierre Malaquet, an eccentric and extremely absent-minded advertising manager. The prototype of the character is Ménalque from Jean de La Bruyère's "Caractères". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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