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Le Briseur de chaînes
1941 Comedy / Romance
 
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Director:
Jacques Daniel-Norman
Starring: Pierre Fresnay, Marcelle Géniat, Blanchette Brunoy, Ginette Leclerc, André Brunot Synopsis
The Mourets appear to be a happily united family, living a tranquil
self-sufficient existence in Saint-Viaud. The head of the
household is an old woman known as Mamouret. Although she never
married, she has two children, the seventy-year-old fool, Esprit, and
the redoubtable old maid, Estelle. To celebrate her 106th
birthday, Mamouret plans to hold a banquet at the inn, le Mouton Blanc,
which is owned by her grandson, Antoine Mouret. The latter is
taking care of the family’s future by organising three weddings: one
for his son Guillaume with the pretty Marie-Josèphe, an orphan
adopted by the family; one for his daughter Estelle with Laurent, a
handsome and carefree young man; and one for his two cousins
Léonard and Gisèle. This arrangement displeases
Mamouret, who is bitterly adamant that she has spoiled her life by
staying in the village instead of thinking of her own happiness.
The old woman has her chance to shock the entire family when a circus
turns up in Saint-Viaud...
© Willems Henri (Brussels, Belgium) Credits
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