Balduin, The Night Spectre

The cunning art dealer Mezeray discovers one day during a visit to his house painter a tattoo on the back of the old Legrain. With a connoisseur's eye, he identifies it as a genuine Modigliani, a work of exceptional value. Naturally, he wants to buy the piece of skin from Legrain and cut it out, but Legrain is a tough, old Foreign Legionnaire and not so easily wrapped around his finger. Nevertheless, Mezeray sells the painting in advance to the Americans. However, to get Legrain's approval, he must have his family home renovated. After an endless odyssey through France, where the various stubborn characters constantly clash, the house turns out to be a half-ruined castle, the restoration of which will cost a fortune. Mezeray moves heaven and earth but cannot prevent Legrain's lifestyle from positively influencing him.