Fifi Martingale

When a director decides—out of superstition—to overhaul his play after a successful six-month run, he unwittingly instigates changes that appear to doom the production. Enter, by pure coincidence, Gaston, a friend of the star, Fifi, and the possessor of a near-perfect memory that allows him to quickly assume one of the major roles. Everything seems to fall into place until Gaston gambles his advance to raise money for his own struggling theatrical company, loses his recall abilities, and becomes the target of revenge by the man he replaced onstage. Filled to the brim with punning wordplay, theatrical allusions, and the delicious chaos of backstage maneuvering, Fifi Martingale is perhaps Rozier’s finest comedic take on the wild digressions and nick-of-time improvisations that make up both art and life.



This film is a part of my Jacques Rozier collection, which includes:


Adieu Philippine

Near Orouët

The Castaways of Turtle Island

Maine-Ocean Express

Fifi Martingale

Short films + documentary From One Wave to Another





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