Extenuating Circumstances

Year: 1939

Runtime: 87 mins

Language: French

Director: Jean Boyer

Comedy

Retired Parisian judge Gaetan—called Monsieur Maximum—leaves for a seaside holiday, but his chauffeur Gabriel is distracted by his lover. Gaetan and his wife Nathalie become stranded in the countryside and find shelter in a modest bistro visited by ex‑inmates. As they bond with the locals, Gaetan tries to reform them, but his schemes risk exposure.

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