A Monkey in Winter
– The story of a man who has stopped drinking- and then dreaming- and who thanks to a young man who tr..
The story of a man who has stopped drinking- and then dreaming- and who thanks to a young man who tries to forget a lost love in alcohol will turn drunk again during an exciting night.
31 Jan 1963
French
Henri Verneuil
Antoine Blondin (novel), François Boyer (adaptation), Michel Audiard (dialogue)
Jean Gabin, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Suzanne Flon, Gabrielle Dorziat
Albert is an inn owner who vowed never to drink again if he and his wife survived the war. They did, and the reformed alcoholic keeps his vow. But times have changed and soon after the war, Albert comes in contact with Gabriel, a young man prone to heavy bouts with the bottle. Gabriel is conflicted over visiting his young daughter in a nearby school and in a moment of nostalgia, Albert takes off with him on one major binge -- and havoc results.