Les Nouveaux aristocrates (1961)
Directed by Francis Rigaud
Comedy / Drama
Les Nouveaux aristocrates (1961)
Film Synopsis
Denis Prule-Rousseau, the 18-year-old son of a renowned surgeon, is a pupil in a philosophy class at a Catholic college in Versailles. After the death of his old teacher, a man he greatly admired, Denis finds it difficult to adapt to his successor, a Jesuit priest named Maubrun. Afraid of his new teacher, Denis encourages his classmates to make life difficult for him. Even when Maubrun has shown that he is up to the job Denis continues to rebel against him, a reflection of his problems at home. As his father attends a medical conference in Rome with his mistress, Denis's mother speaks openly about getting a divorce. Having lost his faith, the teenager does not even try to conceal his contempt for the material values of his peers...© James Travers
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Film Credits
- Director: Francis Rigaud
- Script: Francis Rigaud, Michel de Saint-Pierre, Michel de Saint-Pierre (novel), Jacques Vilfrid
- Cinematographer: Jacques Robin
- Music: Richard Cornu
- Cast: Paul Meurisse (Le père Philippe de Maubrun), Maria Mauban (Elisabeth Prûlé-Rousseau), Yves Vincent (Le docteur Pierre Prullé-Rousseau), Charles Belmont (Denis Prûlé-Rousseau), Catherine Sola (Marie-Bénédicte Prûlé-Rousseau nicknamed Mab), Michel Galabru (Le père Menuzzi), Mireille Darc (Milou Rivoire), Janine Vila (Sylvie), Jacques Monod (Charles), Jean Ozenne (Eloi Dolimaire)
- Country: France
- Language: French
- Support: Color
- Runtime: 95 min
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