Les Lavandières du Portugal

Les Lavandières du Portugal (The Washerwomen of Portugal) is a 1957 French film comedy directed by Pierre Gaspard-Huit. It was produced by Les Films Univers, Société Pathé Cinéma and Suevia Films (Madrid), distributed by Pathé Consortium and developed by Laboratoire Franay L.T.C Saint-Cloud with montage by LAX. It was shot between 2 May and 6 June 1957 and released on 23 August that year.

Les Lavandières du Portugal
Directed byPierre Gaspard-Huit
Written byJean Marsan
StarringAnne Vernon
Jean-Claude Pascal
CinematographyRoger Fellous
Music byAndré Popp
Distributed byPathé Consortium
Release date
  • 23 August 1957 (1957-08-23)
Running time
100 Min.
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Plot

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Two companies are in fierce competition to carry out the publicity for the new American 'Floc' washing machine, with two teams led by Jean-François and Catherine. They both go to Portugal to try to tempt a jolly washerwoman to come to Paris to take part in the launch and both teams try to eliminate the competition. Catherine manages to find a suitable candidate, Mariana, but Jean-François manages to get her to follow him to Paris by offering to marry her.

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References

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  1. ^ Composer of the successful title song Les Lavandières du Portugal, with lyrics by Roger Lucchesi (1955), notably covered by Jacqueline François.
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