Le Viager, the 1972 life annuity comedy on the bill tonight
A night of guaranteed laughs with Michel Serrault and an exceptional cast.
Le Viager, a 1972 comedy, tells the story of a 59-year-old bachelor who, at the beginning of the 1930s, puts a property in Saint-Tropez up for a life annuity while refusing to die. Pierre Tchernia directs, alongside René Goscinny as co-author. The film brings together Michel Serrault, who plays the tenacious Louis Martinet, and several other characters, as well as Claude Brasseur, Michel Galabru, Rosy Varte, Jean-Pierre Darras, Yves Robert and Gérard Depardieu. Fast-paced and packed with tasty dialogue, it promises a successful evening. "Le viager is a bet against death," recalled René Goscinny in an interview relayed by INA. According to AlloCiné, the feature ranks among the best French comedies of the 1970s.