Le Mouton enragé 1974

Le Mouton enragé 1974 - Director: Michel Deville
Jean-Louis Trintignant, Jane Birkin, Romy Schneider, Jean-Pierre Cassel
















Nicolas Mallet is a shy bank employee who is surprised by his audacity when one day he chats up a young woman in the street. When he hears of this, his friend Claude, a somewhat sour writer, offers him a strange proposal. Under his guidance, Nicholas will climb the social ladder, seducing as many women as necessary so that he can become super-rich. Having thrown his bank job, Nicholas makes a start by seducing Roberte, the wife of an academic. Nicholas then finds himself the personal associate of Lourceuil, a wealthy businessman. To further his political ambitions, Lourceuil puts Nicholas in charge of a newspaper, bought from a rich widow. Claude’s scheme appears to be going well – Nicholas is no longer the timid sheep, but a self-confident seducer of women and ruthless opportunist. Then things start to go badly wrong…filmsdefrance.com