The film was entered into the Cannes Film Festival in May 1981. It had a total of 1,197,816 admissions in France, with Blier claiming the poster chosen by the distributor was awkward and discouraged the public from seeing the film.
The film's entry into the Cannes Film Festival in May 1981, along with its subsequent reception in France, is discussed. The distributor's choice of a poster for the film was criticized by Blier, who claimed it discouraged viewers from seeing the movie.