Les arcandiers

Les arcandiers

95 mins | Drama | Dec. 11, 1991

In this surreal comedy, Tonio works very hard for every bit of ill-gotten cash he can get his hands on, but he remains a poor criminal in both senses of the word. He and his buddies Bruno and Hercule think they have the solution to their pocketbook woes. The body of St. Bernadette has been miraculously preserved from decay and is a central object of pilgrimage in the shrine where it is kept. Why not steal that and hold it for ransom? The criminal gang is well able to pull this coup off and are soon in possession of one perfectly preserved corpse and a very fancy coffin. It's too bad for them that the church seems to have a limitless supply of these and doesn't want the one they stole back. Bemused, the lads set the coffin adrift on the river, only to be followed by it as they drive back upriver. In the course of carrying out their criminal designs, these lovable lugs encounter a variety of eccentric characters.

Les arcandiers

95 mins | Drama | Dec. 11, 1991

Les arcandiers
In this surreal comedy, Tonio works very hard for every bit of ill-gotten cash he can get his hands on, but he remains a poor criminal in both senses of the word. He and his buddies Bruno and Hercule think they have the solution to their pocketbook woes. The body of St. Bernadette has been miraculously preserved from decay and is a central object of pilgrimage in the shrine where it is kept. Why not steal that and hold it for ransom? The criminal gang is well able to pull this coup off and are soon in possession of one perfectly preserved corpse and a very fancy coffin. It's too bad for them that the church seems to have a limitless supply of these and doesn't want the one they stole back. Bemused, the lads set the coffin adrift on the river, only to be followed by it as they drive back upriver. In the course of carrying out their criminal designs, these lovable lugs encounter a variety of eccentric characters.
Producers France 3 Cinéma, StudioCanal, Les Productions Lazennec, Cofimage, Société Générale de Gestion Cinématographique (SGGC)
Original title Les arcandiers
Directors Manuel Sanchez
Writers Muriel Sanchez, Manuel Sanchez, Jackie Berroyer

Cast

Dominique Pinon

as Bruno

Géraldine Pailhas

as Véronique / Bernadette Soubirous

Charles Schneider

as Hercule

Yves Afonso

as L'ingénieur

Rudy Moraes

as Lamotte

Christophe Rossignon

as Le brigadier

Joachim Milleriou

as Le voleur de mobylette

André Dupon

as Le micheton

Robert Darmel

as Le pompiste

Alain Chesnel

as Le patron de la boîte

Marcel Barbier

as Le ferrailleur

Marcel Gassouk

as Le routier

Tony Librizzi

as Le dragueur