More baloney from Claude Lelouch.
Happy New Year
1973 · 1h 55m · PG
Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Directed by
Claude Lelouch
Overview
Released from prison under a New Year amnesty, a criminal tries to pick up the threads of a life changed not only by his daring plan to rob a jewelry store in out-of-season Cannes, but also by a very special someone he met there.
Director and cast
- Claude Lelouch Director
- Lino Ventura as Simon
- Françoise Fabian as Françoise
- Charles Gérard as Charlot
- André Falcon as le bijoutier
- Lilo as Mme Félix
- Claude Mann as Claude
- Frédéric de Pasquale as Henri
- Gérard Sire as le directeur de la prison
- Silvano Tranquilli as l'amant italien
- Bettina Rheims as Nicole
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
It bubbles occasionally, but like low-calorie club soda.
Any exploration of such cynicism is largely dissipated by the surfeit of Gallic charm.
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