The Story:
In the quaint Norman village of Courteville, dim-witted thirty-something Hippolyte Lemoine (Bourvil) is stunned when his late uncle’s will bequeaths him the family inn, “Le Trou Normand,” on one outrageous condition: he must earn his primary school certificate within a year or lose everything to scheming relatives.
As Hippolyte enrolls as the oldest pupil in the local school, aided by dedicated schoolteacher Pichet and his clever daughter Madeleine (Brigitte Bardot) who tutors the lovable simpleton, greedy kin plot to sabotage his studies while the ambitious mayor exploits the publicity of France’s oldest schoolboy for village fame.
Will innocence triumph over intrigue in this uproarious tale of laughter, lessons, and unlikely romance? A featherweight farce bursting with charm, marking the sparkling debut of a screen sensation!
