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LOVE IS GAY, LOVE IS SAD
L'amour c'est gai, l'amour c'est triste
Synopsis
Naive tailor Leon lives in a flat with his sister Marie, who he believes men are coming to see to have their palms read. Today he will discover that Marie is a sex worker, and her fiancé is actually her pimp. But on this same day, Marie saves Arlette from suicide and the shy Leon falls for her.
Synopsis
Naive tailor Leon lives in a flat with his sister Marie, who he believes men are coming to see to have their palms read. Today he will discover that Marie is a sex worker, and her fiancé is actually her pimp. But on this same day, Marie saves Arlette from suicide and the shy Leon falls for her.
Our take
A very seventies comedy, Love is Gay, Love is Sad stars non-actor Claude Melki as the naive brother, Bernadette Lafont as the lady of pleasure sister, Jean-Claude Marielle as the crafty pimp, and French pop singer Chantal Goya! Misunderstandings a gogo make for brilliant, made-in-France humor.