
Alain Cluny is Balthazar, a bumbling middle-aged intellectual who spouts off from time to time about leftist causes, usually to his current girlfriend. Then Edwarda (Bernadette Lafont), who is active in the political underground, comes into his life. From that point on, he begins to act on his beliefs. Edwarda's underground political action group stages a little drama to test Balthazar's commitment and reliability, putting him through an interrogation by what appear to him to be French secret police. Having passed this test, he is given a real assignment. This film is a comedy with elements of satire, and it explores the humor to be found in left-wing pretentiousness of all kinds. - Rovi

as Balthazar Lamarck-Caulaincourt

as Edwarda

as Lazlo

as Lara

as La paysanne

as Un méchant

as Un très méchant

as Helmut

as Anatole

as Simon

as La maîtresse de maison

as Le maître de maison

as Antoine


as La monitrice