L’ amour c’est gai, l’amour c’est triste (1971) Jean-Daniel Pollet (ENG SUB)

Léon, a shy little tailor, shares a two-piece with his sister Marie, who presents herself as a clairvoyant. They receive their clients separately, but one day Léon discovers his sister’s true profession. Pollet’s first film released in a major circuit, “L’Amour c’est gai, l’amour c’est triste“ features the fabulous Claude Melki, with a hesitant gait, both clumsy and poetic. He shares his modest universe with a whimsical sister (Bernadette Lafont) and the priceless Jean-Pierre Marielle, a razor-sharp, cowardly and xenophobic phrasemonger. Chantal Goya and Marcel Dalio complete the cast of this earthy comedy with tasty dialogues by Remo Forlani. A somewhat sad film that makes you laugh a lot, which Alain Resnais described as “nonchalant, a little bitter, very moving, with an inimitable tone... Insidiously unforgettable, which Jean Renoir will love. »