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The story

Tunisian-Jewish businessman Alain Berrebi (Michel Boujenah) courts Ashkenazi princess Arlette Stern (Elsa Zylberstein). Her father David (Maurice Chevit) learns of the death of a rural Auvergne peasant who once hid David and his cousin Nathan (Felix Fibich) from the Nazis. Nathan is now a NYC diamond dealer on West 47th Street. David, Nathan, Arlette, and Berrebi head for the funeral in Auvergne. There they encounter the deceased peasant's son, Jean Bourdalou (Gerard Depardieu), who operates the family's restaurants in Paris. Arlette does a romantic take on Bourdalou, which sends the distraught Berrebi off to cry on the shoulder of his mother Gaby (Gina Lollobrigida). Back in Paris, Bourdalou and Berrebi make plans to open a trendy fashion restaurant in Manhattan.

Cast & crew

Gérard DepardieuJean Bourdalou

Michel BoujenahAlain Berrebi

Elsa ZylbersteinArlette Stern

Catherine JacobLorène Benguigui

Gina LollobrigidaGaby Berrebi

Gad ElmalehSamy

Maurice ChevitDavid Stern

Emmanuelle RivaSonia Stern

Ériq EbouaneyOmar

Felix Fibich

Felix FibichNathan Stern

Jenny ClèveRenée Bourdalou

Anna Loubeyre

Anna LoubeyreMémé Perret