Le congrès des belles-mères

Claude and Marie Verneuil face a new crisis. The four spouses of their daughters, David, Rachid, Chao and Charles decided to leave France for various reasons. Here they are imagining their lives elsewhere.

François Marsault, a war veteran, makes the most of his retirement alongside his wife Annie. Authoritarian and ruthless, François rules his family with an iron fist — but when he discovers that his esteemed wife cheated on him 40 years ago, he files for divorce and confronts her former lover, who lives in the French Riviera.

A young heiress must choose between six uncles, one of which is up to no good and out to harm the girl's beloved bodyguard who practically raised her.

Two men, fortyish, worn out by their wives, abandon everything to go and live in the back of beyond. There they meet a truculent priest, a boozer, Émile who recalls them to life's simple pleasures. Calm is what they want. But soon their example inspires thousands of disorientated males...

This film originated as a play in Paris. The story focuses on the one-day adventures of Bertrand Barnier played with a genius of French cinema, Louis de Funes. In the same morning he learns that his daughter is pregnant, an employee stole a large amount of money from his company, his maid is about to resign in order to marry a wealthy neighbor and his body builder is interested in marrying his daughter. The seemingly complicated story-line is full of comedy or errors and some of the most hilarious mime scenes of the French cinema.

Ned Fleming kızı Stephanie'yi çok seven bir babadır. Ancak kızı büyümüş ve kendi hayatını kurma yaşına gelmiştir ve sonunda ailenin, Stephanie'nin erkek arkadaşıyla tanışacağı gün gelir çatar. Ne var ki Laird Mayhew beklediklerinden çok farklı bir karakterdir. İnternet üzerinden kazandığı paralar sayesinde genç yaşta zengin olmuş bu adam, cana yakın ancak laubali tavırlarıyla daha en başta Ned'in nefretini üzerinde toplar. Laird, kısa süre içinde tüm ailenin sevgisini kazanıp Ned'in de rızasını alarak Stephanie ile evleneceğini söylese de Ned, Laird ne yaparsa yapsın onu damat olarak kabullenmemeye kararlıdır.