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  • Les faux-fuyants (2000)
  • TV Movie | 90 min | Comedy, Drama
Les faux-fuyants (2000)
TV Movie | 90 min | Comedy, Drama

In the hot summer of 1940 the German troops are just outside Paris, and numerous Parisians are leaving the city in a complete panic. Luce Ader, the sensitive daughter of a factory owner, decides somewhat belatedly to escape as well, ...See moreIn the hot summer of 1940 the German troops are just outside Paris, and numerous Parisians are leaving the city in a complete panic. Luce Ader, the sensitive daughter of a factory owner, decides somewhat belatedly to escape as well, together with her arrogant fiancé Bruno. Since they have a luxury automobile, the elderly society lady Diane Lessing decides to join them, and brings along the sensitive homosexual diplomat Loïc Lhermitte with her. The four of them finally leave the city in the hopelessly overloaded luxury car, only to get stuck in the middle of a seemingly endless column of refugees along a dusty road outside Paris. During an attack by German dive-bombers their chauffeur, Jean, is shot dead, and the car is severely damaged. Traveling any farther is now out of the question. A young farmer named Maurice, although he is injured himself, gives the four of them a ride in his cart and takes them to the dirty little farm run by his resolute mother Arlette. At first the Parisians are appalled at the squalor of country life, and when Arlette actually urges them to work in the fields they start wondering how to get away. Bruno, in particular, regards manual labor as quite beneath him. He tries to get away on foot, but soon collapses with exhaustion, and Arlette has to pick him up and bring him back in a cart. Meanwhile Luce has grown accustomed to the farm, and is beginning to enjoy country life... Eventually she and Maurice have a passionate affair. Loïc, too, slowly starts to appreciate the positive aspects of his new environment. At a large festival at the farm, city and country openly make peace with one another. Even Diane and Bruno are converted now. At this point the local landowner, a naive landed aristocrat, threatens to drive Arlette and the others off his land: she has stopped making any profit during the war and has failed to pay the count any rent for quite some time now. The Parisians now make use of their worldly knowledge to save the farm. Eventually they manage to embroil the greedy count in a risky poker game, and succeed in winning not only the farm but also his car. Just then Pétain announces the "ceasefire" over the radio. The effusive Parisians take their leave of Arlette and Maurice, get into their new car and drive back to Paris, straight into the arms of the Germans. Written by Anonymous See less
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21 cast members
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Arielle Dombasle
Luce Ader Luce Ader   See fewer
Catherine Jacob
Diane Lessing Diane Lessing   See fewer
Laurent Spielvogel
Loïc Lhermitte Loïc Lhermitte   See fewer
Nicolas Vaude
Bruno Delors Bruno Delors   See fewer
Nada Strancar
Arlette Henri Arlette Henri   See fewer
Jean Guerrin
Le pépé Béju Le pépé Béju   See fewer
Thomas Heinze
Maurice Henri Maurice Henri   See fewer
François Perrot
Le Comte Le Comte   See fewer
Daniel Isoppo
Marcel, le garagiste Marcel, le garagiste   See fewer
Philippe Beautier
J'irai point J'irai point   See fewer
Patrick Massieu
Ferdinant Fabert Ferdinant Fabert   See fewer
Pascale Ferry
Josepha Fabert Josepha Fabert   See fewer
Guy Berat
Jean, le chauffeur Jean, le chauffeur   See fewer
Chantal Garrigues
Suzanne, la femme de chambre de Diane Suzanne, la femme de chambre de Diane   See fewer
Mariane Plasteig
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