''The Great Love'' (french: Le Grand Amour) is a 1969 French

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by

Pierre Étaix Pierre Étaix (; 23 November 1928 – 14 October 2016) was a French clown, comedian and filmmaker. Étaix made a series of short- and feature-length films, many of them co-written by influential screenwriter Jean-Claude Carrière. He won an A ...

. It was entered into the

1969 Cannes Film Festival The 22nd Cannes Film Festival was held from 8 to 23 May 1969. At this festival a new non-competitive section called Directors' Fortnight was added, in response to the cancellation of the 1968 festival. The Grand Prix du Festival International d ...

Cast

as Pierre *

Annie Fratellini Annie Violette Fratellini (14 November 1932 – 1 July 1997) was a French circus artist, singer, film actress and clown. Biography She was born Annie Violette Fratellini on 14 November 1932, in Algiers, French Algeria, where her parents, who w ...

as Florence *

Nicole Calfan Nicole Calfan (born 4 March 1947) is a French actress and author. Filmography Theater Author References External links * 1947 births Living people Actresses from Paris French film actresses French television actresses Frenc ...

as Agnès * Alain Janey as Jacques *

Magali Clément Magali Clément was a French director Director may refer to: Literature * ''Director'' (magazine), a British magazine * ''The Director'' (novel), a 1971 novel by Henry Denker * ''The Director'' (play), a 2000 play by Nancy Hasty Music * Di ...

as Irène * Ketty France as Madame Girard * Louis Maiss as Mr. Girard * Jacqueline Rouillard as Madame Louise * Billy Bourbon as Drunkard * Micha Bayard as Bourget's secretary * Claude Massot as Waiter

References

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* 1969 films 1969 comedy films French comedy films 1960s French-language films Films directed by Pierre Étaix Films with screenplays by Jean-Claude Carrière 1960s French films {{1960s-comedy-film-stub