Le D%C3%AEner de Cons (film)

The Dinner Game original title Le Dner de Cons English Dinner of Fools is a 1998 French comedy film written and directed by Francis Veber. It is a film adaptation by Veber of his play Le Dner de Cons.

With the help of an idiot scout, Brochant manages to find a gem, Franois Pignon, a sprightly employee of the Finance Ministry which Brochant, a tax cheat, loathes that has a passion for building replicas of landmarks with matchsticks. Shortly after inviting Pignon to his home, Brochant is suddenly stricken with dorsalgia while playing golf at his exclusive country club. His wife, Christine, leaves him shortly before Pignon arrives at his apartment, as she realizes that he still wants to go to the idiots dinner. Brochant initially wants Pignon to leave, but instead becomes reliant on him, because of his back problem and his need to resolve his relationship problems.He solicits Pignons assistance in making a series of telephone calls to locate his wife, but Pignon gaffes each time, including revealing the existence of Brochants mistress, Marlene Sasseur thinking that she is Brochants sister, since her name sounds like sa soeur, to his wife Christine and inviting Lucien Cheval, a tax inspector, to Brochants house where, in an attempt to disguise his tax evasion, Brochant is forced to quickly hide most of his valuables. ........

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