''Lucky Pierre'' (french: La moutarde me monte au nez, lit=The Mustard Is Rising Into My Nose; also known as ''I'm Losing My Temper'') is a 1974 French comedy film directed by

Claude Zidi Claude Zidi (born 25 July 1934) is a French film director and screenwriter noted for his mainstream burlesque comedies. Born in Paris, he started as a cameraman and then a cinematographer, and he made his directorial and screenwriting debut in 1 ...

Plot

Pierre Dubois is a mathematics teacher at an all-girls high school in Aix-en-Provence. He also works as a ghostwriter for his father the mayor, who is seeking re-election, and for his friend who works for a tabloid newspaper. When Pierre's students sitch the contents of his folders as a joke, a speech for the mayor, an article on a famous actress, and his students' papers all end up in the wrong hands. Pierre finds himself on a film set trying to resolve the mix-up, and ends up spending the night at the house of a famous actress. The tabloids catch wind, and the next day's headlines provoke dismay for the mayor and for Pierre's fiancée.

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* * 1974 films 1974 comedy films Films about tabloid journalism Films directed by Claude Zidi Films scored by Vladimir Cosma French comedy films 1970s French films {{1970s-France-film-stub