La Maison Bonnadieu is a French film comedy first released in 1951, directed by Carlo Rim.  The film stars Françoise Arnoul, Bernard Blier, Berthe Bovy, Henri Charrett and Danielle Darrieux.  Our overall rating for this film is: good.


In 1910, Félix Bonnadieu is the manager of a provincial factory that manufactures women’s corsets.  He knows that his wife Gabrielle is having an affair with a younger man, Pascal Mascaret, and is determined to break up the relationship.   One night, when Pascal enters his house for another secret amorous encounter with his wife, Félix confronts him and treats him as though he were a burglar.  Félix’s maid Louisette pretends that Pascal was coming to see her, not Gabrielle, since she is secretly in love with him.  Devastated that his wife is still pursuing her affair, Félix asks his assistant Mouffe to give him some advice.   Mouffe tells him that the only solution is for him to make Gabrielle jealous, by taking a mistress...
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