Claude Berri, director and star of the film, plays a French encyclopedia salesman on the verge of marrying his pregnant girlfriend, Isabelle (Elisabeth Wiener), who comes from a wealthy Belgian family, notably represented by her smug parents Monsieur and Madame Schmoll. As their elaborate, family-filled Jewish wedding and reception draw near, Claude gets cold feet, and an affair with his tutor threatens to derail the whole ceremony and celebration.
Claude Berri, director and star of the film, plays a French encyclopedia salesman on the verge of marrying his pregnant girlfriend, Isabelle (Elisabeth Wiener), who comes from a wealthy Belgian family, notably represented by her smug parents Monsieur and Madame Schmoll. As their elaborate, family-filled Jewish wedding and reception draw near,...