The Story:
In the quaint Norman countryside, sly farmer Léon Ménard (Bourvil) receives an invitation from his prosperous industrialist uncle, Henri (Albert Duvaleix), to visit his lavish Paris home, where the simple country cousin unwittingly steps into a web of high-society intrigue surrounding Henri’s fortune and his beautiful daughter Nicole.
Greedy singer Rosine (Jacqueline Beyrot) and her scheming lover plot to wed her to the wealthy Uncle Henri for his riches, while the bankrupt Count de Bellemont aggressively pushes his son, Viscount Didier, into a marriage with Nicole to salvage his crumbling finances, leading to tense confrontations and manipulative marriage contract scenes that Léon cleverly navigates.
Watch as the seemingly bumbling peasant turns the tables with matois wit, exposing every deceit in a riotous comedy of social facades and sharp reversals, culminating in a heartwarming happy ending that proves not all simpletons are as they seem—don’t miss this delightful farce bursting with laughter and clever twists!
