Roger Nicolas was a stand -up comic whose death (the day after Presley's) goes unnoticed ,even in France .Director Jean Stelli's claim to fame was his tear-jerker "LE VOILE BLEU" which made the French shed floods of tears in the occupation days .
"Baratin" (=sales talk) is a harmless little comedy ,unambitious but funny (in places).
Roger is a street peddler whose spiel used to convince the housewives but his work has grown harder over the years ;besides the gendarmes (22 is a number they say when the police come)are watching over the street.His pal , a failed painter and a womanizer says he found a soil where oil gushes forth in the south of France but he is pennyless. Opportunity knocks: the laundrywomen ,all in love with the painter, have just won the jackpot on the national lottery;and Roger comes first when it comes to giving someone the sales pitch .
There are good gags:
This is based on an operetta,but the ditties are kept to an economical level,fortunatey.
If you do not ask for too much.....
"Baratin" (=sales talk) is a harmless little comedy ,unambitious but funny (in places).
Roger is a street peddler whose spiel used to convince the housewives but his work has grown harder over the years ;besides the gendarmes (22 is a number they say when the police come)are watching over the street.His pal , a failed painter and a womanizer says he found a soil where oil gushes forth in the south of France but he is pennyless. Opportunity knocks: the laundrywomen ,all in love with the painter, have just won the jackpot on the national lottery;and Roger comes first when it comes to giving someone the sales pitch .
There are good gags:
- Roger ,convincing the four girls .
This is based on an operetta,but the ditties are kept to an economical level,fortunatey.
If you do not ask for too much.....
