Monsieur

Monsieur

Directed by Jean-Paul Le Chanois

Produced by Les Films Copernic, Les Films Corona

1964105 min6.4 / 10

A darkly comedic French farce about a grieving banker who fakes his death and reinvents himself after discovering his wife's infidelity, blending melancholy with playful deception.

Left heartbroken by the death of his beloved wife, a rich banker tries to commit suicide. When he learns from his former maid that his wife was unfaithful, he fakes his own death and comes back under a new identity.

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Like Monsieur

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Same Mood as Monsieur

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Like Monsieur, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Monsieur, But Lighter

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Like Monsieur, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.