Gérard Jugnot

synopsis
A successful businessman and his long-suffering chauffeur both die violently only twenty-four hours apart – the chauffeur gunned down by unknown assassins just after he discovers he has won a fortune on the national lottery, and the businessman by his unscrupulous business partner. Distant during their life, the two ghosts must work together to ensure that their families discover the real reasons for their deaths. But they can only observe, not involve themselves in what they see. The chauffeur is appalled to find that his girlfriend has a secret lover who is intent on stealing the lottery win from her, whilst the businessman is preoccupied with his son and bringing his partner to justice. If only the two dead men could find some way to communicate with the living…Read More »

The young, beautiful virgin Sheherazade (Catherine Zeta-Jones, in her film debut) embarks on an adventure through the legends of the 1001 nights. Aided by a genie living in 1990 London who watches her through his TV, she meets all the great heroes and kings, when she’s not getting stripped completely naked, that is.Read More »

The new teacher at a severely administered boys’ boarding school works to positively effect the students’ lives through music.Read More »

Michel Mortez is going to and fro France to compere a radio game he created 25 years ago. He is famous among the average Frenchmen. But he is also a poker. Rivetot, his assistant and technician, always goes with him. He is the only one to know what really lies under Mortez’s appearance of playful don Juan. When the programme is condemned by the managers, Rivetot delays as long as possible the moment he will have to announce it to Mortez… Both malicious and tender, this bitter comedy also shows nostalgia.Read More »