Le Chasseur de chez Maxim's

A decent French comedy that has retained its freshness over the years. In addition to the classic theme of womanizing, it targets the decadent life of the upper class and serves as a non-intellectual, popular counterpart to Buñuel's The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie. The film features many well-known actors of its time. Besides the excellent Michel Galabru, Jean Lefebvre, his companion from Now Where Did the Seventh Company Get to?, appears in the role of a priest. Claude Gensac's role is interesting as she parodies the wives of wealthy bourgeois families, a type she has played countless times in her career. Overall impression: 75%. (19/07/2006)

A very enjoyable, typically theatrical comedy about a man whose one not-so-beautiful day starts to spoil everything that can be spoiled. Michel Galabru's acting is excellent, the plot is nice and brisk, thanks to the sympathetic runtime, and everything takes place in the 1920s, so the film has a nice "retro" atmosphere supported by a kind of dreamy camera. (02/11/2014)