Femmes Fatales

Femmes Fatales

1976 · 81 min · ★ 6.1 · Comedy

Two men, fortyish, worn out by their wives, abandon everything to go and live in the back of beyond. There they meet a truculent priest, a boozer, Émile who recalls them to life's simple pleasures. Calm is what they want. But soon their example inspires thousands of disorientated males...

Directed by Bertrand Blier · Written by Bertrand Blier

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