Alexandre Le Bienheureux [Limited Priced-down Edition]

[Machine Translation] A hymn to life directed by Yves Robert (WANNAI WAR) and starring Philippe Noiret (NEW CINEMA PARADISE). A masterpiece of French comedy that will heal and encourage the hearts of today's weary people. Set in a French village, this French comedy masterpiece is about a man who finds his longed-for life of idleness. Directed by Yves Robert, the director of "The Dog Walks" and "A Tale of Provence: The Summer of Marcel and Marcel's Castle". The film stars Philippe Noiret, who played a projectionist in "New Cinema Paradise. The film is meant to satirize the highly industrialized society, while at the same time asking the question, "What is the richness of life? The film is a satire on our highly industrialized society, but it also asks the question "What is the richness of life? A small farm village in France. Here lived Alexandre, a farmer. He was a stout and strong man, but lazy by nature. His wife, however, is a hard worker who puts efficiency first and spends all day working hard for her husband, refusing to tolerate his attempts to skip work at every opportunity. One day, however, his wife dies in a car accident. Alexandre became so lazy that he slept three days and three nights, let his dog do the shopping, and never got out of bed. Thus began Alexandre's life of idleness...

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「わんぱく戦争」イヴ・ロベール監督×「ニュー・シネマ・パラダイス」フィリップ・ノワレ主演で織りなす人生讃歌。疲れた現代人の心に癒しと勇気を与えてくれる、フレンチコメディの傑作がウルトラプライス版で登場! フランスの農村を舞台に、念願だったぐうたら生活を手に入れた男が巻き起こす珍騒動を描いたフレンチコメディの傑作。監督は「わんぱく戦争」「プロヴァンス物語/マルセルの夏・マルセルのお城」のイヴ・ロベール。主演は「ニュー・シネマ・パラダイス」で映写技師を演じていた名優フィリップ・ノワレ。高度に産業化する社会を風刺する意味を込めつつ、笑いを通して"人生の豊かさとは何か?"を現代人に問いかける。──フランスの小さな農村。ここに農夫のアレクサンドルが住んでいた。ガッチリした体格で力も強かったが根っからの怠け者。だが、彼の妻は効率第一の働き者で一日中夫をこき使い、隙あらば仕事をサボろうとする夫を許しておかない。ところがある日、妻が交通事故でポックリ死んでしまったのだ。一気に怠けだしたアレクサンドルは三日三晩眠りこみ、愛犬に買い物をさせ、ベッドから出ずに暮らすようになったのだ。こうしてアレクサンドルのぐううたら人生が始まったが・・・。