La Française et l’amour (1960)

Dir: Michel Boisrond, Christian-Jaque, René Clair, Henri Decoin, Jean Delannoy, Jean-Paul Le Chanois, Henri Verneuil Comedy / Romance stars 3

Overview

La Française et l’amour is a French comedy romance film first released in 1960, directed by Michel Boisrond, Christian-Jaque, René Clair, Henri Decoin, Jean Delannoy, Jean-Paul Le Chanois and Henri Verneuil. The film stars Jacqueline Porel, Pierre-Jean Vaillard, Darry Cowl, Micheline Dax and Noël Roquevert. It has also been released under the title: Love and the Frenchwoman. Our overall rating for this film is: good.

Synopsis

The seven stages of woman – seven stories about French women and love in the sixties. Childhood: A seven-year-old girl wants to know the secrets of birth. Her parents do not know how to explain such a delicate matter... Adolescence: A sixteen-year-old girl is flirting with several admirers. Her parents must help her to find the right way... Virginity: A young man wants to spend his first night with his fiancée. As she hesitates, he decides to wait just a little longer... Marriage: A recently married a couple soon find their honeymoon almost spoiled by jealousy... Adultery: A frustrated married woman takes a lover but the reaction of her husband is not be what she had expected... Divorce: A bored couple decide to divorce, but family friends and lawyers will almost spoil the love they still have for each other... The single woman: A gentle crook takes advantage of women and always get away with a minor sentence. His last victim will prove to be smarter than him...
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Credits

Director: Michel Boisrond, Christian-Jaque, René Clair, Henri Decoin, Jean Delannoy, Jean-Paul Le Chanois, Henri Verneuil
Script: Michel Audiard, Marcel Aymé, René Clair, Louise de Vilmorin, Jean-Paul Le Chanois, Félicien Marceau, Jacques Robert, France Roche, Charles Spaak, Annette Wademant
Photo: Robert Lefebvre
Music: Jean Constantin, Henri Crolla, Georges Delerue, Norbert Glanzberg, Joseph Kosma, Paul Misraki, Jacques Métehen
Cast: Jacqueline Porel (Mme. Bazouche), Pierre-Jean Vaillard (Eugene Bazouche), Darry Cowl (Dr. Dufieux), Micheline Dax (Lulu), Noël Roquevert (Col. Chappe), Paulette Dubost (Mme. Tronche), Martine Lambert (Gisele Bazouche), Bibi Morat (Jaja Bazouche), Jacques Duby (M. Victor), Pierre Paulet (Driver), Sophie Desmarets (Lucienne), Annie Sinigalia (Bichette), Pierre Mondy (Edouard, Bichette’s father), Roger Pierre (Prince Charming), François Nocher (Jacques), Simone Paris (Lucienne’s friend), Jean Desailly (Voice of the speaker), Valérie Lagrange (Ginette), Pierre Michaël (Francois), Nicole Chollet (Ginette’s mother), Marie-José Nat (The bride), Claude Rich (The groom), Yves Robert (Traveller), Jacques Fabbri (Train conductor), Jacques Marin (Controller), Dany Robin (Nicole Perret), Paul Meurisse (Jean-Claude Perret), Jean-Paul Belmondo (Gilles), Claude Piéplu (Marsac), Annie Girardot (Danielle), François Périer (Michel), Francis Blanche (Marcelou), Jean Poiret (Michel’s lawyer), Michel Serrault (Danielle’s lawyer), Denise Grey (Danielle’s mother), Alfred Adam (Judge), Martine Carol (Eliane Girard), Robert Lamoureux (Monsieur Desire)
Country: France
Language: French
Runtime: 143 min; B&W
Aka: Love and the Frenchwoman

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