Ein alter Dickkopf

For those who lived the 1980s in France, or visited the French Riviera, this movie reminds how happy and special France was. The topless sun bathing, how much girls were free, the right to laugh at nearly anything including corrupted mayors and a global carefreeness, insouciance, everything is there.

Young audience might not believe it. Especially the macho jokes and girls being okay with that. But that's history, its the way it was.

Tens of dialogues or scenes could not be done today. A time of a free world.

It's all focused on the ecologist terror we're living today but that was yet to come at the time this movie was released. I can't really tell if it's making fun of it, or the reverse. It's probably intended to, I mean, it can be understood in both ways. But for sure it forecasts what today's world is now, including karate girls putting down men twice their weight (in movies).

The jokes are really funny, and the Gendarme's famous nun (France Rumilly) is there, flying an ultra-light aircraft !

This movie is a piece of history. You should pay attention to the very elegant way french women are dressed, the cars, and a lot of other stuffs.

A joyful movie.