Fifi Martingale (2001) 1080p Radiance BluRay x265 10bit EAC3 5.1 ...

When a director decides—out of superstition—to overhaul his play after a successful six-month run, he unwittingly instigates changes that appear to doom the production. Enter, by pure coincidence, Gaston, a friend of the star, Fifi, and the possessor of a near-perfect memory that allows him to quickly assume one of the major roles. Everything seems to fall into place until Gaston gambles his advance to raise money for his own struggling theatrical company, loses his recall abilities, and becomes the target of revenge by the man he replaced onstage. Filled to the brim with punning wordplay, theatrical allusions, and the delicious chaos of backstage maneuvering, Fifi Martingale is perhaps Rozier’s finest comedic take on the wild digressions and nick-of-time improvisations that make up both art and life.


This film is a part of my Jacques Rozier collection, which includes:

Adieu Philippine
Near Orouët
The Castaways of Turtle Island
Maine-Ocean Express
Fifi Martingale
Short films + documentary From One Wave to Another