movie
very happy alexander (Alexandre le bienheureux)
with
Philippe NOIRET, Marlène JOBERT, Françoise BRION
Synopsis :
When his wife and her relatives are killed in a car accident, he decides that it is time to take it easy and enjoy life a little, sets all his livestock free, and then pratically disappears. The only clue that he is still alive is his dog, who periodically goes shopping to the closet town with a basket in its mouth. After several attemps, a delegation sent by the citizens finds he has retired to his bed. This creates no small social upheaval in this working-class small French town where hard work is regarded as a virtue, and hence his attitude is viewed as a scandal and a menace.