Bum Archimède wants to spend the winter in prison, but to get there proves not to be that easy.
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The people behind it
Jean Gabin
Joseph, Hugues Guillaume Boutier-Blainville dit : Archimède
Darry Cowl
Arsène, un clochard
Bernard Blier
M. Pichon, nouveau patron du café
Julien Carette
Félix, le clochard aux chiens
Dora Doll
Mme Lucette Pichon
Paul Frankeur
M. Grégoire, l'ancien patron
Gaby Basset
Mme Grégoire
Jacqueline Maillan
Mme Marjorie
Sacha Briquet
Jean-Loup, l'Anglais
Noël Roquevert
Le commandant Brossard, à la retraite
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Seven mini-stories of adultery: a widow misbehaves at her husband's funeral, a wife turns to streetwalking for revenge, a prudish girl surprises, a neglected wife vies for her husband's attention, a fight over a dress, a death pact, and a detective revealed as a jealous husband's spy.
A man takes his wife and their teenage children on a road trip down memory lane while facing divorce.
After leaving France in search of a better life in America, a television producer returns with a group of burlesque dancers to take the Paris club scene by storm.
After NBA star Kevin Durant switches talent with 16 year old Brian, the teenager becomes the star of his high school team, but Durant starts struggling and eventually learns an important lesson.
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An improv group deals with several crises, including the loss of their lease and one member hitting the big time.
A mentally ill young woman finds love with an eccentric man who models himself after Buster Keaton.
When recently single Steven moves into his new apartment, cable guy Chip comes to hook him up—and doesn't let go. Initially, Chip is just overzealous in his desire to be Steven's pal, but when Steven tries to end the 'friendship', Chip shows his dark side. He begins stalking Steven, who's left to fend for himself because no one else can believe Chip's capable of such behaviour.
Chocolat the clown, the first black stage performer in France, goes from anonymity to fame after forming an unprecedented duo with fellow performer Footit in the very popular in Belle Epoque Paris. But easy money, gambling, and discrimination take their toll on their friendship and Chocolat's career.
A struggling actor seems doomed to live life as a loser. When he finally snatches a lead role as a superhero named “Badman,” he feels like everything is possible, but fate strikes again.
Good-natured teen surfer Mitchell Goosen finds himself staying with his aunt and uncle in Cincinnati, Ohio when his parents head to Australia for work. There he meets his cousin, Wiley, and together they try to navigate the perils of high school—avoid the bullies, get the girl, and win a little respect.
Everything changes for Eva when she receives an insurance settlement check accidentally made out for $5,000,000 instead of the expected $50,000. She and her best friend take the money and head out for the adventure of a lifetime.
Davey Gordon, a New York City boxer at the end of his career, falls for dancer Gloria Price. However, their budding relationship is interrupted by Gloria's violent boss, Vincent Rapallo, who has eyes for Gloria. The two decide to skip town, but before they can, Vincent and his thugs abduct Gloria, and Davey is forced to search for her among the most squalid corners of the city, with his enemy hiding in the shadows.
A divorced writer from the Midwest returns to her hometown to reconnect with an old flame, who's now married with a family.
As teenagers, Blandine and Magalie were inseparable. Years passed and they lost sight of each other. As their paths cross again, they decide to take the trip together that they have always dreamed of. Direction Greece, its sun, its islands but also its galleys because the two former best friends now have a very different approach to holidays... and to life!
A student on a trip to France is tricked into smuggling secrets across the Iron Curtain by a sexy spy.
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