a ou i ), ▁is ▁ 3 0 , ▁single , ▁and ▁not ▁very ▁happy ▁about ▁it ; ▁his ▁brother ▁( and ▁Y ol ande ' s ▁husband ), ▁Philippe ▁( Y ord ano ff ), ▁is ▁an ▁executive ▁in ▁a ▁growing ▁software ▁company ; ▁Mother ▁( M aur ier ) ▁is ▁the ▁sib lings ' ▁strong - w illed ▁mat ri arch ; ▁and ▁Henri ' s ▁par al yz ed ▁dog ▁is ▁on ▁hand , ▁whom ▁someone ▁describes ▁as ▁" like ▁a ▁rug , ▁but ▁alive ." ▁It ' s ▁not ▁been ▁a ▁good ▁day ▁for ▁most ▁of ▁them : ▁Philippe ▁is ▁anxious ▁that ▁his ▁b oss ▁might ▁not ▁have ▁liked ▁the ▁tie ▁he ▁wore ▁on ▁television ; ▁Betty ▁is ▁de pressed ▁about ▁the ▁sad ▁state ▁of ▁her ▁current ▁relationship ; ▁Henri ▁has ▁just ▁learned ▁that ▁his ▁wife ▁is ▁leaving ▁him ; ▁and ▁Mother ▁is ▁toss ing ▁ca ust ic ▁bar bs ▁at ▁everyone ▁left ▁and ▁right . ▁Henri ' s ▁b art ender ▁Den is ▁( D arr ous sin ) ▁is ▁the ▁one ▁neutral ▁party ▁on ▁hand , ▁and ▁he ▁provides ▁the ▁voice ▁of ▁reason ▁in ▁the ▁midst ▁of ▁the ▁b ick ering . ▁ ▁Cast ▁▁ ▁Jean - Pierre ▁Bac ri ▁as ▁Henri ▁M én ard ▁ ▁Jean - Pierre ▁D arr ous sin ▁as ▁Den is ▁ ▁Catherine ▁F rot ▁as ▁Y ol ande ▁M én ard ▁ ▁Ag n ès ▁Ja ou i ▁as ▁Betty ▁M én ard ▁ ▁Cla ire ▁Maur ier ▁as ▁Mother ▁