''The Toy'' (french: Le Jouet) is a 1976 French comedy-drama film directed by

Francis Veber Francis Paul Veber (born 28 July 1937) is a French film director, screenwriter and producer, and playwright. He has written and directed both French and American films. Nine French-language films with which he has been involved, as either writ ...

. The film was remade in 1982 as the American film '' The Toy''.

Plot

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.

Cast

* Pierre Richard as François Perrin * Michel Bouquet as Pierre Rambal-Cochet *

Fabrice Greco Fabrice is a French masculine given name from the Roman name ''Fabricius'', which is itself derived from the Latin ''faber'' meaning blacksmith or craftsman. Notable people with the name include: * Fabrice Balanche (born 1969), French geographer * ...

as Eric Rambal-Cochet * Jacques François as Blénac * Michel Aumont as Le directeur du magasin * Gérard Jugnot as Pignier * Éva Darlan as The Press Secretary * Michel Robin as The domestic * Charles Gérard as The photographer * Yves Barsacq as Robert

References

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* * 1976 films 1976 comedy-drama films French comedy-drama films 1976 directorial debut films Films about children Films about friendship Films about journalists Films directed by Francis Veber Films scored by Vladimir Cosma 1976 comedy films 1976 drama films 1970s French films {{comedy-drama-film-stub