A tourist trap: a man (Pierre Fresnay) who organizes package tours takes a village where Napoleon never set foot and affirms that the emperor stopped at the inn on his way back from Elbe Island.Most the inhabitants think that it's really a godsend.
However,the most interesting part of the film is a subplot which concerns a young schoolteacher (Claude Laydu) ,an orphan who suffers from solitude.But the greedy man will cash in on his situation .Pretty soon the headlines will read " The most miserable schoolteacher in France" ! An entertaining film by Jean Delannoy.Claude Laydu ,the schoolteacher,was to be very successful with his "Bonne Nuit les Petits" TV series for (very) little children.
However,the most interesting part of the film is a subplot which concerns a young schoolteacher (Claude Laydu) ,an orphan who suffers from solitude.But the greedy man will cash in on his situation .Pretty soon the headlines will read " The most miserable schoolteacher in France" ! An entertaining film by Jean Delannoy.Claude Laydu ,the schoolteacher,was to be very successful with his "Bonne Nuit les Petits" TV series for (very) little children.