Le Zèbre

Le Zèbre

1992 · 95 min · ★ 5.5 · Romance, Comedy

Hippolyte, the titular oddball, is a far from typical country lawyer. He has been happily married to the woman of his dreams for 15 years, but has an incurable penchant for practical (or rather impractical) jokes.

Directed by Jean Poiret · Written by Alexandre Jardin

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