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In the 1963 film My Wife's Husband (originally titled La Cuisine au beurre), the two main characters, Fernand Jouvin (played by Fernandel) and André Colombey (played by Bourvil), did not know each other at all prior to the events of the film. Their relationship is defined by the fact that they are the first and second husbands of the same woman, Christiane.
The characters meet for the first time when Fernand suddenly returns to Martigues after Gerda's husband returns from Siberia, forcing Fernand to leave. He walks into his former home/restaurant and finds André acting as the master of the house.
The central conflict and comedy of the film arise from this first meeting:
In summary, they are strangers whose only link is their mutual marriage to Christiane and the ownership of the same restaurant in Martigues.
The summary omits that upon his return, Fernand initially lies to Christiane, claiming he was a prisoner in Siberia (mimicking Gerda's husband's fate) to explain his long absence and gain sympathy, rather than admitting he was living comfortably in Austria.
In the film My Wife's Husband (1963), originally titled La Cuisine au beurre, the main characters Fernand Jouvin (Fernandel) and André Colombey (Bourvil) are complete strangers prior to the events of the film. They do not know each other from the war or any previous encounter. Their connection is purely through Christiane, the woman they are both married to. Fernand, the first husband, was a prisoner of war who was wrongly declared dead after staying in Austria for over a decade. When he returns to his home in Martigues, he discovers that Christiane has remarried André, a chef from Normandy, who has taken over Fernand's restaurant. The film's plot revolves around their first meeting and the subsequent rivalry between the lazy Southern first husband and the hardworking Northern second husband.