Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century
Candide ou l’optimisme au XXᵉ siècle
Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century On Soap2Day. Charming and innocent, Candide is vigorously chased away by the Baron, for his close encounters with the pretty Cunégonde. World War II breaks out, and when he is drafted and taken prisoner, he is forced to take German nationality and ends up guarding the camp where he was imprisoned. He crossed into Switzerland, but as he had no bank account, he was incarcerated for eight days for trespassing. Hunted by the Gestapo, he kills two men to free Cunégonde, who has finally been found. They both flee to Argentina, and their world tour begins. In Paris, Moscow, New York, Borneo and Alexandria. They try to follow Dr. Pangloss' optimistic rule of life. Tossed about, separated, they find themselves grown old and wiser, thinking only of cultivating their garden on the shores of the Mediterranean.
- Genre: Comedy
- Country: France
- Director: Norbert Carbonnaux
- Cast: Jean-Pierre Cassel, Daliah Lavi, Pierre Brasseur, Louis de Funès, Michel Simon, Jean Poiret, Michel Serrault, Jean Tissier, Luis Mariano, Nadia Gray, Mathilde Casadesus, Darío Moreno, Clément Duhour, Jacqueline Maillan, Jacques Balutin, Jean Richard, Albert Simonin, Robert Manuel, Jean Constantin, Michèle Verez, Harold Kay,
