''Relax Darling'' (French: ''Relaxe-toi chérie'') is a 1964 French-Italian
comedy film directed by
Jean Boyer and starring
Fernandel,
Sandra Milo and
Jean-Pierre Marielle.
[Quinlan p.165] Based on the play ''Le Complexe de Philémon'' by
Jean Bernard-Luc
Jean Bernard-Luc, real name Lucien Boudousse, (Guatemala City, 8 February 1909 – Pontoise (Val-d'Oise), 18 May 1985) was a 20th-century French screenwriter and dialoguist.
Biography
Born in Guatemala, he arrived in France with his parents a ...
, it was the final film of the veteran director Jean Boyer.
The film's sets were designed by the
art director
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It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and ...
Robert Giordani. It was shot at the
Billancourt Studios
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in
Paris.
Synopsis
A couple have been happily married for twelve years, until the wife discovers
psychoanalysis. She becomes convinced that her husband's normal exterior conceals endless secrets and enlists her friends to try and find out the truth.
Cast
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Fernandel as François Faustin
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Sandra Milo as Helene Faustin
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Jean-Pierre Marielle as David Kouglov
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Jean Lefebvre as Blaise
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Maurice Chevit as Hubert
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Hélène Dieudonné as Antonia
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Jacqueline Jefford as Mademoiselle Pelusso
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Hella Petri as Olga
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Catherine Clarence
Katherine, also spelled Catherine, and other variations are feminine names. They are popular in Christian countries because of their derivation from the name of one of the first Christian saints, Catherine of Alexandria.
In the early Christ ...
as La dactylo brune
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Liliane Gaudet
Liliane is a given name for women, most often used where French is spoken, a variant of Lillian and Lily, associated with the flower name Lily, genus Lilium.
People with this name
*Liliane Ackermann (1938–2007), French writer of a Jewish fami ...
as Christiane
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Nicole Gueden
Nicole may refer to:
People
* Nicole (name)
* Nicole (American singer) (born 1958), a contestant in season 3 of the American ''The X Factor''
* Nicole (Chilean singer) (born 1977)
* Nicole (German singer) (born 1964), winner of the 1982 Eurovi ...
as La dactylo blonde
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Kajio Pawlowski as Van Druck, l'industriel hollandais
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Jean-Paul Zola Jean Paul or ''variation'' may refer to:
Places
* Rue ''Jean-Paul-II'', several streets, see List of places named after Pope John Paul II
* Place ''Jean Paul II'', several squares, see List of places named after Pope John Paul II
People Given nam ...
as Le président de la société industrielle
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Pascale Roberts as Cécile
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Yvonne Clech as Lucienne
References
Bibliography
* Quinlan, David. ''Quinlan's Illustrated Directory of Film Stars''. Batsford, 1996.
External links
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1964 films
French comedy films
Italian comedy films
1964 comedy films
1960s French-language films
Films directed by Jean Boyer
Films shot at Billancourt Studios
French films based on plays
Italian films based on plays
1960s French films
1960s Italian films
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