| L'Étrange Désir de monsieur Bard | |
| Director: | Géza von Radványi |
| Producer: | Union générale cinématographique (France) |
| Starring: | Michel Simon Louis de Funès |
| Music: | Jean-Jacques Grunenwald |
| Cinematography: | Léonce-Henri Burel |
| Editing: | René Le Hénaff |
| Distributor: | A.G.D.C. |
| Runtime: | 108 minutes |
| Country: | France |
| Language: | French |
L'Étrange Désir de monsieur Bard (English: The Strange Desire of Mr. Bard), is a French drama film from 1954, directed by Géza von Radványi, written by Géza von Radványi, starring Michel Simon and Louis de Funès.[1]
Auguste Bard is a bus driver who lives alone because women don't find him attractive. He suffers with a heart condition and eventually he is told by his doctor that he has only a short time left to live. He decides to take an early retirement. Then he wins a huge amount of money at a casino and can afford to pay the professional dancer Donata to keep him company.