Bouvard et Pécuchet
Two retirees obsessed with their desire to know everything put their knowledge into practice in a constantly awkward way.
Two retirees obsessed with their desire to know everything put their knowledge into practice in a constantly awkward way.
Jean Carmet
Juste Pecuchet
Jean-Pierre Marielle
François Bouvard
Pierre Étaix
Maître Tardivel
Catherine Ferran
Mme Bordin
Laure Duthilleul
Mélie
Andrée Tainsy
Germaine
Marc Fayolle
Foureau
François Dyrek
M. Vaucorbeil
Sylvaine Charlet
Mme Vaucorbeil
Two retirees obsessed with their desire to know everything put their knowledge into practice in a constantly awkward way.
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