Fumée blonde

Sophie Desmaret is the true star of the movie;Darry Cowl only appears halfway through as Gachit (=waste)and Paul Guers (who in spite of a long career remained unsung in his country)is featured at the very beginning of the film ,only to reappear ten minutes before the denouement.

Sophie Desmarets is a renowned detective but she retired;when a man entrusts her a pack of cigarettes (which justifies the title of the movie:light smoke)which may be very important,she resumes her investigations;that means we deal with a spoof on spy thrillers ,not with Miss Marple's whodunit.

It's a heavy-handed comedy: the appearance of David's false (or true) friends is a good thing;Desmaret's act in the circus begins quite well and the tone of her voice,enthusiastic at first,then shaky,wins over the audience.Unfortunately it becomes repetitive in the long run.Not only the female detective has a not-so-useful assistant in tow,but she 's also got aunt Esther,a pain in the neck.

The scene at Gachit's school is a waste of breath:it's unfunny from start to finish.The "political " side is brainless.