Jean is a romantic revolutionary who nevertheless enjoys a bourgeois lifestyle with his wife, Annie. Concerned by Claude's loneliness, he proposes that the five friends live together. After learning that Claude once had an affair with Annie and Jeanne, Jean confronts him with a knife, before reconciling with the group.
Hypochondriac physician and friend, lives under the shadow of his overbearing mother.
Hypochondriac physician and friend, lives under the shadow of his overbearing mother.
Maurice Garcia is one of the visitors to the household shared by Kate and Michel. His visit places him among the people who encounter the central pair during the conversations about love, mortality, and the lives they have led. The summary gives no further detail about his actions or relationship to the other characters.
A guest at the apartment building whom Louis randomly encounters upon arrival. He joins Louis and Florence in navigating the vast, confusing building, becoming a central figure in the chain of unexpected meetings.
A writer with a taste for drink and little patience for authority, Jerome arrives in town and becomes the central figure in the investigation. After a woman is found dead, he pursues clues involving Larsen, the twins, Richter, and a Buddha linked to a sect. He survives escalating violence, and Khouroulis eventually proposes that he become a disciple.
Edy is Eva's husband and one half of a wealthy bourgeois couple. He is not troubled by Eva's affair with Martin, and instead finds consolation with Flora, a luxury prostitute. His social position contrasts with that of Martin and Charlotte, who are working-class and suffer the cynicism and cruelty of the bourgeois characters.
Jean Pierre is one of the guests caught up in the group's social tensions. He tries to draw Valérie into conversation and a dance, amid her uncertainty about Laurent and the company's preparations. Near the end, he is speaking with another guest, but the excerpt leaves the content of that conversation unresolved.
Guy Bedos has 70 screen credits in a career dating back to 1954. Their work spans 2 cinematic universes — most prominently Un éléphant ça trompe énormément with 2 titles. Signature works include All Together, Gramps Is a Great Guy!, Belmondo, le magnifique. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
Universe traveler — spans 2 universes
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