As a tribute to Buster Keaton, Étaix fashioned this lovable story of a privileged yet sheltered young man, who, under pressure from his parents, gives up his astronomic research and sets out to find a woman to marry—though he has a hard time tearing his mind away from the famous singer whose face decorates the walls of his bedroom.
The complete works of Pierre Étaix have been restored by Studio 37, Groupama Gan Foundation for Cinema and Technicolor Foundation for Cinema Heritage
The retrospective of Pierre Étaix presented by Taipei Film Festival and Institut français with the support of Groupama Gan Foundation for Cinema and Technicolor Foundation for Cinema Heritage and Bureau Français de Taipei