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5.7 1h 40m

We'll Grow Thin Together

Victor is a screenwriter whose last work about the Marechal Pétain is refused by his producer. To add insult to injury, he tells Victor he is paunchy. The unfortunate man becomes obsessed by his weight. He goes out of his way to lose pounds, abetted by his wife, Corinne, who puts him on a reducing diet. He must also go to a health center where he takes exercise. Nothing really works. And one day, in a brewery, he cannot withstand his diet anymore and he has a gastronomic meal. Desperate, he tries his luck at a weight watchers reunion.

Top Cast

  • Peter Ustinov

    Peter Ustinov

    Victor Lasnier

  • Bernadette Lafont

    Bernadette Lafont

    Corinne

  • Catherine Alric

    Catherine Alric

    Patricia

  • Sylvie Joly

    Sylvie Joly

    Docteur Menkevitch

  • Jacques Jouanneau

    Jacques Jouanneau

    Orlandi

  • Michel Modo

    Michel Modo

    Le clerc de notaire

  • Alfred Adam

    Alfred Adam

    Le producteur Blangenstein

  • Virginie Pradal

    Virginie Pradal

    La chauffeuse de taxi

  • Maurice Illouz

    Maurice Illouz

    Jean-Louis, l'entraîneur club de gym

Overview

Victor is a screenwriter whose last work about the Marechal Pétain is refused by his producer. To add insult to injury, he tells Victor he is paunchy. The unfortunate man becomes obsessed by his weight. He goes out of his way to lose pounds, abetted by his wife, Corinne, who puts him on a reducing diet. He must also go to a health center where he takes exercise. Nothing really works. And one day, in a brewery, he cannot withstand his diet anymore and he has a gastronomic meal. Desperate, he tries his luck at a weight watchers reunion.

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