The Love Hypothesis
2026 · Romance · Comedy
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Film / 1961
The American Beauty
Marcel, a simple-minded factory worker, is tricked into buying a high-priced American convertable car by a widow determined not to let it fall into the hands of her late husband's secretary/secret lover. Once in pocession of the car, Marcel only encounters one bad luck episode after another with the excessive gasoline consumtion, his wife trying to sell it to make ammends meet, getting into traffic jams, accidently riding into a car wash with the top …
The story
Marcel, a simple-minded factory worker, is tricked into buying a high-priced American convertable car by a widow determined not to let it fall into the hands of her late husband's secretary/secret lover. Once in pocession of the car, Marcel only encounters one bad luck episode after another with the excessive gasoline consumtion, his wife trying to sell it to make ammends meet, getting into traffic jams, accidently riding into a car wash with the top down, and more.
Cast
Robert DhéryMarcel Perrignon
Colette BrossetPaulette Perrignon
Louis de FunèsPolice station secretary / Head of personnel
Michel SerraultTramp
Jean LefebvreChougnasse
Alfred AdamAlfred
Robert BurnierHouche
Pierre DacColonel
Eliane D'AlmeidaSimone
Bernard DhéranMr. Jean
Annie DucauxMrs. Lucanzas
Jacques Fabbri'Le gros' / Fatso
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Bernard LavalletteMinister of Commerce
Jacques LegrasRiri, cafe owner
Christian MarinPierrot
Robert RollisMaurice, aka 'Le Lapin', hairdresser
René SarvilBargeman
Catherine SolaIsabelle Zoutin
Pierre TcherniaAnnouncer
Jean CarmetBurglar
Jacques CharrierMotorist
Christian DuvaleixVicar
Roger PierreSnob in Sports Car
Jean-Marc ThibaultEffeminate Young Man
André BadinThe 'big' gas station manager
Bruno BalpGas station attendant
Jacques BalutinInspector Balutin
Didier DaixBernapic
Franck Daubray
Robert DestainInspector
Jacques Denoël
Hélène DieudonnéGranny
Philippe DumatGas station employee
Max FavalelliAmbassador
Maurice GardettGrougnache
Gilberte GéniatMrs. Zoutin
Jean GrasThe dauber
Guy GrossoBarbemont
Michel ModoSlovak
Dominique MaurinHairdresser's son
Brigitte Peynaud
Claude PiépluMe Fachepot, notary
Nono ZammitGas station attendant
André Zibral
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