In this rambling comic tale about a man and a wife, with four children, who calmly announce to the children that they want to divorce one another, it is impossible to tell who is dissatisfied with whom about what. They had seemed to be a perfect couple. Their flabbergasted children have mixed feelings, and the most difficult thing about the divorce, besides understanding why it is taking place at all, is deciding what will happen with the couple's numerous pets.
Michel Piccoli
Philippe
Lea Massari
Rosa
Christophe Rambault
Marc
Christophe Garzon
Olivier
Estelle Falk
Marie
Stephania Viale
Julie
Jacques Coutureau
Gérard
Christine Murillo
Marianna
Jean-Claude Bouillon
Antoine
In this rambling comic tale about a man and a wife, with four children, who calmly announce to the children that they want to divorce one another, it is impossible to tell who is dissatisfied with whom about what. They had seemed to be a perfect couple. Their flabbergasted children have mixed feelings, and the most difficult thing about the divorce, besides understanding why it is taking place at all, is deciding what will happen with the couple's numerous pets.
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