''Waiter!'' (french: Garçon!) is a 1983 French film directed by Claude Sautet and starring

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, Jacques Villeret, Marie Dubois,

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, and

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. It received 4 César nominations, for Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor (twice) and Best Sound.

Plot

Alex, a former tap dancer, is an aging cafe waiter (chef de rang) in a large Parisian brasserie. He lives with his friend Gilbert, who also works at the brewery. Separated from his wife for a long time, he accumulates conquests. His dream: building an amusement park by the sea...

Cast

- Alex *

- Claire * Jacques Villeret - Gilbert *

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- Gloria * Marie Dubois - Marie-Pierre *

- Coline * Clémentine Célarié - Margot * Jean-Claude Bouillaud - Urbain *

- Francis * Nicolas Vogel - Maxime *

Pierre-Loup Rajot Pierre-Loup Rajot (born 9 February 1958) is a French stage, television and film actor, director, producer and screenwriter. He is a 1985 César Award recipient for Most Promising Actor for his performance in the 1984 comedy film ''Souvenirs, So ...

- Maurice *

Marianne Comtell Marianne Comtell is an actress known for the 1969 film ''Police Chief Pepe'', '' The Sensuous Sicilian'' (1973), and '' Garcon!'' (1983). She also appeared in ''Safety Catch ''Safety Catch'' is a sitcom on BBC Radio 4 created by Laurence H ...

- Mme Pierreux

External links

* 1983 films 1980s French-language films 1983 drama films Films directed by Claude Sautet Films produced by Claude Berri Films set in restaurants Films with screenplays by Jean-Loup Dabadie Films scored by Philippe Sarde French drama films 1980s French films {{1980s-France-film-stub