La famille Pont-Biquet

Chritian-Jaque was often an excellent director who gave memorable works to the French cinema ;but,except for true completists, a wise cine buff would pass this up,if only out of respect for the artist.

It's based on a play and it shows;directing is static, actors and actresses overplay as hell ,and now and then ,a horrible song is heard , egging on the viewer to put his fingers in his ears or use the very convenient fast-forward button.

The story deals with a libidinous family of magistrates,with the notable exception of the judge's wife ,a paragon of virtue, who nonethess is still dreaming of romantic love ;the well-respected young son of the household is to marry a girl from a good background;alas ,his former lover,Carmen , who works in a circus,is not prepared to accept it .

We learn that proceedings held in camera favor fecundity.