Cent francs par seconde (1952)

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Cent francs par seconde (1952). 1h 28m

“Jacques Antoine,till his death in 2012,was indefatigable,ceaselessly creating new games for the radio and TV.For the record ,u0026quot;Tournez Manègesu0026quot; u0026quot;Le Schmilblick u0026quot; and u0026quot;Fort Boyardu0026quot; ,to name but three,were his ideas.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eSo was u0026quot;100 Francs Par Secondeu0026quot; (100 F a second),a radio program in the fifties ;this game may seem silly ,but certainly not more stupid than many games of today .u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eA guy is sick and tired of losing every time he tries his luck at u0026quot;100 Francs a second.He mistakes a young man ,Philippe,for a fortune-teller and he asks him to have a go at the radio game.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eA game sponsored by a quinine tonic wine (supposed to pep you up)made by M.Bourdinet who fired Philippe who was more interested in his bossu0026#39;s daughter than in his work.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAfter a forfeit (a bolster blow on the head),Philippeu0026#39;s got all the answers:history,geography,science,music,sculpture,literature ,you name it;even algebra and quadratic Equations!(only an event can stop the game:a train coming into a station;but what a Lucky break:railroad men are on strike!) The game becomes a marathon ,the winner reaching millions of Francs threatening to ruin his former boss.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis is a very pleasant comedy by Jean Boyer,with now and then,lines which hit home ,even if its last twenty minutes are a little repetitive .Philippe Lemaire ,the romantic male lead of the era ,proves he was efficient as a comic actor as well;he was dethroned in the sixties by a young generation of actors and committed suicide in the early naughties.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003elike this? Try this…..u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eu0026quot;lo Scopone Scientificou0026quot; ,Luigi Comencini,1969.”

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