Le gagnant (1979)

Le gagnant (1979). Le gagnant: Directed by Christian Gion. With Philippe Ruggieri, Michel Galabru, Stéphane Audran, Henri Guybet. A plumber finally meets the woman of his dreams. But as her uptight family tries to keep him away, he wins the lottery and starts plotting his revenge.

“Pathetic!u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThere were harsh words said about this hopeless flick in u0026quot;La Saison Cinematographique 1979-80u0026quot; and I can find little fault in the opinion expressed;considering its low rating on this site,the IMDb users agree.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eChristian Gion in one of the cheesiest directors of the French eighties/nineties,disguising his coarse comedies as would be social satires .u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eFor instance ,u0026quot;Le Gagnantu0026quot; depicts the French (?) infatuation for the national lottery u0026quot;itu0026#39;s easy,itu0026#39;s cheap,and it can bring you a lot!u0026quot;So almost all the scenes,but some u0026quot;romantic love scenes between a plumber -who looks more like a young trendy cat- and a bourgeois girl,played by two bland u0026quot;actorsu0026quot; ,revolve around a single subject :to win on the lottery: in the cafés,the banks,the herou0026#39;s parentsu0026#39; home …. even during his maths evening classes,the teacher gives an improbable course on probability (to win of course!).I dare you to laugh once,cause there is not a single good gag in the whole screenplay.To look trendy,the director included nightclub scenes with horrible disco music ;during the young plumberu0026#39;s frames of mind,a u0026quot;poeticu0026quot; u0026quot;tunefulu0026quot; score is heard.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI watched it for the one and only reason that Stephane Audran was in it:why this clever actress got involved in that business is beyond me.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe title is a misnomer:the hero may be the winner,but the viewer is the loser for sure!u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003ePathetic!”