Summary
One Christmas Eve, a carefree young man, Eric, arrives in a small
provincial town. Here, he meets Julien, a bar pianist who is his
exact double. Julien is in love with Marinette, a pretty
waitress, but he is too shy to make any romantic overtures. Eric
decides to give the course of true love a helping hand by pretending to
be Julien. Meanwhile, Eric’s fabulously wealthy uncle has sent his
minions out to bring him back home, so that he may celebrate Christmas
in the bosom of his family.
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Credits
- Director: Marcel Carné
- Script: Marcel Achard, Marcel Carné, Jacques Emmanuel
- Photo: Philippe Agostini
- Music: Louis Amade, Gilbert Bécaud, Pierre Delanoë
- Cast: Françoise Arnoul (Marinette Ardouin), Gaby Basset, Gilbert Bécaud (Eric Perceval/Julien Barrère), Marcel Bozzuffi, Claude Brasseur (Roland), Jacques Dhéry (Le premier sbire), Emile Drain, Gabrielle Fontan, André Gabriello, Chantal Gozzi, Camille Guérini, Madeleine LeBeau (La pharmacienne), Charles Lemontier, Annie Girardot
- Country: France
- Language: French
- Runtime: 94 min
- Aka: The Country I Come From
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