Name: J'ai gagné un million
Genre: Comedy
Duration: 1 h 10 min
Rating: 5.5
Cast: John Aster, Monsieur Charlier, Clemy

Fun is the one thing that money can't buy.

Monsieur Fluch,a minor public official wins one million on the national lottery.He buys mountains of things ,cars ,a medieval castle (to a marquis ,the eternal story of the ruined aristocrat who sells his mansion to the Nouveau Riche ) and shares ,encouraged by self-interested people who fawn on him (a good line about the folk song "Le Temps Des Cerises";in parallel romance between the new millionaire's daughter and a modest salesman.

Another tale which tells that money can't but happiness,as anyone past infancy should know.

Generally,in this kind of story ,the lottery ticket is lost and it's a treasure hunt (see Clair's "Le Million" and Becker's "Antoine et Antoinette").The Belgian movie focuses on the spendthrift side of the new millionaires

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