Guinguette / Jean Delannoy / 1959 / film review

Guinguette

1959 Comedy / Drama / Crime

Credits

Director: Jean Delannoy
Script: Dominique Daudré, Henri Jeanson
Photo: Pierre Montazel
Music: Georges Van Parys
Cast: Zizi Jeanmaire (Renée, dit Guinguette), Marie Mergey (Julie), Paul Meurisse (Le Vicomte), Jean-Claude Pascal (Marco), Raymond Bussières (Biscotte), Paul Descombes (Inspector), Cristina Gaioni (Maryse), Annette Poivre, Henri Vilbert (M Jean), Amarande, France Anglade
Country: France
Language: French
Runtime: 104 min; B&W

Summary

One day, Renée, alias Guinguette, decides to give up her career as a prostitute and opens a riverside bar. She persuades her maid Julie to join her in her new business, not knowing the trouble the latter’s teenage daughter will cause. Before long, Renée falls in love with an attractive man named Marco, who belongs to a band of car thieves led by The Viscount. Guinguette’s bar turns out to be the ideal hide-out for the crooks...

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