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Four salesmen hit the open road, searching for adventure and hoping to unload some encyclopedias in this eccentric comedy from France. Jerome is a timid man who lands a job that doesn't seem immediately appropriate for his temperament. He hits the road along with three other salesmen -- crafty Patrick, polished Michel, and good-natured long-timer Jacques -- as well as their supervisor, Regis, who appears to have adopted Alec Guinness' character in The Bridge on the River Kwai as his role model. (answers.com)

Simon is a sales representative about fifty. When Mickey, his cop friend, is being shot, he leaves everything to find the murderers (imdb)

How to become a man when your mother and your closed circle have simply decided it will be another way? This is the challenge Guillaume took up. Beyond an heterosexual coming out, the movie tells the story of an actor who from «bourgeoisie» to the stage has never stopped to love women, maybe too much... (quinzaine-realisateurs.com)