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Joyeuses Pâques
1984 Comedy
Review
Clearly not a film for the culturally minded, Joyeuses
Pâques is little more than a vehicle to allow its star actor, Jean-Paul Belmondo,
to indulge his penchant for action stunts and theatrical over-the-top acting. This
is a shame because the storyline initially shows promise and Jean Poiret’s script has
some very good scripted jokes. Unfortunately, Belmondo appears to be on some kind
of mission to out-charisma and out-stage everything in sight and the film just reeks of
nauseating self-indulgence.
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Director:
Georges Lautner
Starring: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Sophie Marceau, Marie Laforêt, Rosy Varte, Michel Beaune Synopsis
Stéphane Margelle is a successful industrialist who somehow manages to conceal
his innumerable amorous adventures from his wife Sophie. Shortly after arriving
on the Côte d’Azur, a young woman, Julie, falls for Stéphane’s charms.
With nowhere to spend the night, she allows the aging Don Juan to take her back to his
mansion. Stéphane’s plans for a quite evening of seduction are wrecked when
Sophie returns unexpectedly – her plane journey having been cancelled due to a strike.
With the threat of divorce hanging over him, Stéphane tells his wife that Julie
is his daughter...
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