Lucky Pierre (film)

Lucky Pierre
Theatrical release poster
French	La moutarde me monte au nez
Directed by	Claude Zidi
Written by	Claude Zidi Pierre Richard Michel Fabre
Produced by	Christian Fechner
Starring	Pierre Richard Jane Birkin Claude Piéplu Jean Martin Danielle Minazzoli Vittorio Caprioli Julien Guiomar Henri Guybet Jean-Marie Proslier
Cinematography	Henri Decaë
Edited by	Robert Isnardon Monique Isnardon
Music by	Vladimir Cosma
Production companies	Films Christian Fechner Renn-Productions Films 7 Simar
Distributed by	AMLF
Release date	9 October 1974 (1974-10-09) (France)
Running time	92 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Lucky Pierre (French: La moutarde me monte au nez, lit. 'The Mustard Is Rising into My Nose'; also known as I'm Losing My Temper) is a 1974 French comedy film written and directed by Claude Zidi, starring Pierre Richard and Jane Birkin.

Plot

Pierre Durois is a mathematics teacher at an all-girls high school in Aix-en-Provence. He also works as a ghostwriter for his father the mayor, who is seeking re-election, and for his friend who works for a tabloid newspaper.

When Pierre's students sitch the contents of his folders as a joke, a speech for the mayor, an article on Jackie Logan, a famous Hollywood actress, and his students' papers all end up in the wrong hands.

Pierre finds himself on a film set trying to resolve the mix-up, and ends up spending the night at Jackie Logan's house. The tabloids catch wind, and the next day's headlines provoke dismay for the mayor and for Pierre's fiancée.

Cast

• Pierre Richard as Pierre Durois
• Jane Birkin as Jackie Logan
• Claude Piéplu as Dr. Hubert Durois
• Jean Martin as the headmaster
• Danielle Minazzoli as Danielle
• Vittorio Caprioli as the film director
• Julien Guiomar as Albert Renaudin
• Henri Guybet as Patrick, Albert Renaudin's nephew
• Jean-Marie Proslier as the car driver
• Clément Harari as Harry Welsinger
• Bruno Balp as Grégoire

External links

• Lucky Pierre at IMDb 
• Lucky Pierre at AlloCiné (in French)