The Closet [videorecording - DVD] / Veber, Francis

Feature film DVD starring Daniel Auteuil, Gerard Depardieu and Thiery Lhermitte. Francois Pignon is a lonely, dull accountant at a condom factory. At work, he's the butt of office jokes, usually instigated by his co-worker Felix. And there's whispers at work that he's going to be fired! At home, he sits alone, pining for his ex-wife and his son finds him too boring to be around. All that changes one day when a rumor spreads that he is gay, and much to his surprise, his life takes an unexpected and hilarious turn for the better! In this witty commentary on political correctness in the work place, Francois Veber directs the excellent Daniel Auteuil as Francois Pignon, better known around the office as "Pignon le Mignon" (Pignon the Cutey). Poor Pignon is helplessly misunderstood and pathetically down on his luck. A senior executive at a small corporation, Pignon overhears rumors that he is going to be fired. On top of a difficult relationship with his ex-wife and a failing relationship with his sullen teenage son, the idea of losing his job and becoming incapable of making alimony payments is unfathomable. Pignon feels totally defeated--like a real loser. That's why, when Pignon's next door neighbor (Michel Aumont) offers a solution to his problems, Pignon is quick to accept: He comes out of the closet, convincing his coworkers that he is gay, and making it improbable that the company would fire him at risk of legal action. But before he knows it, Pignon's plan has backfired and metamorphosed in hilarious ways, causing a string of bizarre office-related situations and family dilemmas that are both complex and comic.

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