The Chicken

  • Comedy
  • Family
7/19/1965
15

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The Chicken [Le Poulet] is a 1965 French short comedy film directed by Claude Berri. The film follows a father, mother, and son who go to visit a chicken farm. The son catches and brings home a chicken. The father plans to eat it if the chicken doesn't lay eggs. The boy aims to save the chicken and comedy ensues. It won an Oscar in 1966 for Best Short Subject.

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  • Geronimo1967

    A full ten years before Jacques Marin indignantly told Donald Sinden that he was not taking his airship to the ARCTIQUE, he was taking his wife (Viviane Bourdonneux) and their young son (Martin Serre) to a chicken farm. Now asides from the moral questions surrounding allowing your child to bond with something you intend, fairly swiftly, to put in the stewing pot this seems like a satisfactory arrangement all round. Until, that is, the youngster learns that roasting day is Sunday, unless it starts laying eggs. What chance? Well hes no fool, and he knows that there are eggs in the fridge and in the shops. Its a no brainier - well, thats until something entirely unexpected puts an whole new slant on things. Its really the mischievous young Ser...

    November 30, 2025

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