The Toy (French: Le Jouet) is a 1976 French comedy-drama film directed by Francis Veber.[1]

The Toy
Directed byFrancis Veber
Written byFrancis Veber
Produced byClaude Berri
Pierre Grunstein
Pierre Richard
StarringPierre Richard
Michel Bouquet
CinematographyÉtienne Becker
Edited byRobert Laloux
Music byVladimir Cosma
Production
companies
Andrea Films
EFVE
Fideline Films
Renn Productions
Distributed byAMLF (France) (theatrical)
Ellman Film Enterprises (United States) (theatrical)
Release date
  • December 8, 1976 (1976-12-08)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

The film was remade in 1982 as the American film The Toy.[2]

Plot

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The movie tells the story of a little boy who is trying to prove his father wrong by acting exactly like him. His father "buys" people and nothing can stop him from getting what he wants. His son does not see why he cannot do the same and decides to buy a man, who he encountered at the toy shop. The man he chose happened to be a journalist at his father's newspaper. Gradually with the help of his “toy” the boy manages to prove his father's wrong deeds by exposing them in the newspaper produced by him and his "toy". Along this journey, the boy establishes warm relationships with the man and refuses to stay with his father any longer. The message behind the story is that love and respect matter more than money.

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References

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  1. ^ Corson Keith Corson. ReFocus: The Films of Francis Veber
  2. ^ Beck, Marilyn (June 26, 1982). "Entertainment: 'Toy' cast clears air about city's pollution". Chicago Tribune. p. b11.
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