p Determined to gatecrash her ex-lover 三九 s funeral on glamorous French hideaway Ile-de-Re, former Hollywood siren Helen Joan Collins escapes her London retirement home with the help of Priscilla Pauline Collins , a repressed English housewife stuck in a bad marriage Pooling their limited resources, they hit the road together by coach, ferry, car and foot in a race to get to the funeral on time, becoming entangled in a love triangle with a reclusive French millionaire Franco Nero along the way On this unforgettable journey, they find true friendship in one another - and have the time of their lives p