François Villiers tried his hand at many genres ,and was not always successful: Faux Neo Realisme Poétique ("Hans Le Marin" ) poor thrillers ("Constance Aux Enfers " " Le Puits Aux Trois Vérités" ),and even ecological fable ("L'Eau Vive").
"Pierrot La Tendresse" is probably his best effort ;of course it owes a big deal to the extraordinary Michel Simon ,whose tongue-in chick playing is nothing short of brilliant ; co-starring with this Monstre Sacrés ,the supporting cast rises to the occasion: Claude Brasseur as Tony who has just been released from jail for good behavior;Dany Carel as Pierrot's bubble head ward ,brought up by the nuns ;Marie Daems ,as the owner of the "original sin" inn (sic) who hires her staff on the prefect's recommendation;Jean -Pierre Marielle as the Préfet 's protégé,actually a fink ;Maurice Biraud as the accomplice who invests the money of the loot in schools ("why did you lend my money to the state? I'll never get my dough back !- it will be profitable in the long term);Harry-Max as the notary who charges you 50 million for a five-minute work....
Based on an Exbrayat's thriller,this short comedy (75 min) has plenty of good lines ,and there's never a dull moment .Why deny yourself a pleasant moment?
