Characters & Themes
Waiter! (1983) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1983 · 102 mins · French
- Directed by
- Claude Sautet
- Starring
- Yves Montand, Nicole Garcia, Bernard Fresson, Marie Dubois, Georges Claisse, Jacques Villeret
Having endured a chaotic past, a middle‑aged headwaiter at a bustling Paris restaurant clings to the dream of building his own seaside amusement park. When a former lover returns, old passions flare, yet she is already involved with another man, forcing him to confront his unfulfilled ambitions and lingering heartache.
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