Jean-Paul Rappeneau's extremely entertaining comedy stars Yves Montand as a disenchanted perfume executive who has his private island (and his ENTIRE life) invaded by flighty Catherine Denueve. She's escaping a pending marriage to hot-blooded lunatic Luigi Vannucchi and proceeds to make Montand's life miserable. Rappeneau's film is so chock full of mayhem, it reaches giddy peaks. A fun, nearly slapstick comedy with undeniable chemistry between the stars. Montand is in top form and Denueve is shockingly loose. Vannucchi is appropriately madcap, stealing each scene he's in. Tony Roberts is also in it and gets a lot of laughs as Deneuve's unsavory ex-boss. Bobo Lewis plays a crafty and unlikely private investigator. A great, very international (it's filmed in Venezuela, NYC and France) comedy.
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