The Closet (2001 film)

The Closet French Le placard is a 2001 French comedy film written and directed by Francis Veber. It is about a man who pretends to be homosexual to keep his job, with absurd and unexpected consequences.

Pignon does not change his usual mild and selfeffacing behavior and mannerisms in any way as part of his masquerade. But his supervisors and coworkers begin to regard him in a new light, seeing him as exotic rather than dull, and his life becomes unexpectedly and dramatically better. Flix Santini, a homophobic coworker who used to harass him, is warned he could be fired for discrimination if he continues to belittle Pignon, so he begins to make friendly overtures.The company enters a float in a local gay pride parade, and Pignon is coerced into riding on it his divorced wife and estranged son see him when the event is televised. The son is thrilled to learn his father, whom he always considered bland and boring, has a wilder side, and expresses an interest in spending more time with him. His suspicious exwife invites Pignon to dinner and demands an explanation. He has by this point gained enough selfconfidence to tell her exactly what he thinks of her. ........

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