The Virtuous Scoundrel (French: La Vie d'un honnête homme), is a 1953 French comedy drama film directed and written by Sacha Guitry and starring Michel Simon, Marguerite Pierry and Laurence Badie.[1] It was shot at Photosonor Studios in Paris and on location in the city. The film's sets were designed by the art director Aimé Bazin.
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| Directed by | Sacha Guitry |
| Written by | Sacha Guitry |
| Produced by | Simon Barstoff |
| Starring | Michel Simon Marguerite Pierry Laurence Badie |
| Cinematography | Jean Bachelet |
| Edited by | Raymond Lamy |
| Music by | Louiguy |
Production companies | Simon Barstoff Films Général Productions |
| Distributed by | Les Films Corona |
Release date |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Synopsis
editTwo twin brothers have lived apart for many years. Albert has become a financial success and lives a very rigid life with his family while Alain is a free spirit enjoying a series of adventures travelling the world. After meeting Alain dies from a heart attack and on a spur of the moment Albert changes clothes with him and begins to enjoy his newfound freedom. However his wife, believing herself now to be a widow, attempts to marry who she thinks is Alain as he has inherited all of his brother's wealth.
Cast
edit- Michel Simon as Albert and Alain Ménard-Lacoste
- Marguerite Pierry as Madeleine Lacoste, wife of Albert
- Laurence Badie as Juliette Lacoste, the daughter of Albert and Madeleine
- François Guérin as Pierre Lacoste, the son of Albert and Madeleine
- Louis de Funès as Emile, the valet of the Ménard-Lacoste
- Claude Gensac as Evelyne
- Léon Walther as Maître Denisot
- Michel Nastorg as Le mécanicien
- Marthe Salbel as Marie, cousin of Ménard-Lacoste
- Pauline Carton as the patroness of the hotel
- Lana Marconi as a prostitute, nicknamed "la comtesse"
- Georges Bever as the taxi driver
- André Brunot as the doctor Ogier
- Marcel Pérès as the commissary Vincent
- Max Dejean as the innkeeper
- Marcel Mouloudji as Le chanteur
- Sacha Guitry as Self
References
edit- ^ Crisp p.263
Bibliography
edit- Crisp, Colin. French Cinema—A Critical Filmography: Volume 2, 1940–1958. Indiana University Press, 2015.
External links
edit- The Virtuous Scoundrel at IMDb
- La Vie d’un honnête homme (1953) at the Films de France
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