Aldo et Junior (1984)
Directed by Patrick Schulmann

Comedy

Film Synopsis

Junior is the 18-year-old son of Senior, a wacky middle-aged drop-out who hasn't yet surrendered his ideals that were forged in the heady era of May 1968.  Unlike his father, Junior is determined to make something of his life.  He intends to become a manager, a member of the bourgeois elite of the kind that his socialist father pathologically detests.  With their diametrically opposed views on life they are never going to see eye to eye, on anything...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Patrick Schulmann
  • Script: Patrick Schulmann, Georges Wolinski
  • Cinematographer: Robert Alazraki
  • Music: Patrick Schulmann
  • Cast: Aldo Maccione (Senior), Andréa Ferréol (Fernande), Luis Rego (Paul), Riton Liebman (Junior), Charlotte Julian (Bo), Sylvie Nordheim (Mérédith), Tchee (Jérôme), Nico il Grande (Thorok), André Nader (Max), Emmanuelle Djakaranda (Blondie), Pascale Roberts (La tenancière), Catherine Lachens (La dermatologue), Olivier Achard (Le barman), Christian Baltauss (Philippe), Thomas Capelli (Junior à 10 ans), Jean-Jacques Charriere (Dr. Gerber), Yves Collignon (Boris), Danielle Dietrich (La cliente de Gérard), Dominique Dumont (L'institutrice), Olivia Dutron (Anita)
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Color (Fujicolor)
  • Runtime: 105 min

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