Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez: Press pause at 55 minutes and 35 seconds and take a good look at this mirror

M6 tonight airs Le Gendarme de Saint Tropez, the first episode of the saga of the gendarmes, directed by Louis de Funes, Michel Galabru and Jean Lefebvre, among others. Directed by Jean Giraud, it tells the story of Ludovic Crusoe and his daughter Nicole’s arrival in Saint-Tropez and the officer’s meeting with the new brigade. But close your eyes during the movie!

Mirror, my beautiful mirror

A mistake is hidden in one of the series, which will make the viewer, even the youngest, smile. The sequence takes place in the middle of the film, but to fully appreciate the details, it’s best to freeze the image altogether!

• Gendarme with de Funes: why is the beginning in black and white?

in 55 minutes and 35 seconds

Despite not being allowed to stay out late, Nicole Crusoe (Genevieve Grad) spent the night partying with friends in Saint-Tropez. His father, the chief quarterback, Ludovic Cruchot (De Funes), was in for a lot of pain. She waits for him in his pajamas, alarm clock in hand, to surprise him when he returns and ask for an explanation. Except in the background, the detail immediately pulls the viewer away from the scene.

Krusho steps forward, looking reproachfully at his daughter. The camera follows him, he passes in front of a mirror and tragedy occurs: behind Louis de Funes is a gentleman – or rather his buttocks are reflected. Obviously, he has nothing to do there, because he is a film technician whose presence is revealed in the reflection of the mirror.

The fake connection was left in the final edit, and one that we can admire every time the film airs, much to Michelle’s and Michelle’s delight!