by Sandra Brennan
synopsis
In this French farce, a wealthy young boy decides to teach his father a lesson by buying a man and employing him as his living plaything. The film was later remade in America and called The Toy, starring Richard Pryor and Jackie Gleason.
characteristics
- Class Differences
- Toy
- Playthings
- Fighting The System
- Parent/child-relationship
- Love
- Mayhem
- Employee
- Generation-gap