''Scènes de ménage'' , is a
French comedy
Comedy is a genre of dramatic works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium.
Origins
Comedy originated in ancient Greec ...
film from 1954, directed by
André Berthomieu
André Berthomieu (; 16 February 1903 – 10 April 1960) was a French screenwriter and film director. He was married to the actress Line Noro.
Selected filmography
Director
* '' Not So Stupid'' (1928)
* '' The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard'' (1929)
...
, written by
Marcel Achard
Marcel Achard (5 July 1899 – 4 September 1974) was a French playwright and screenwriter whose popular sentimental comedies Garzanti p. 3 maintained his position as a highly recognizable name in his country's theatrical and literary circles ...
, starring
Bernard Blier
Bernard Blier (; 11 January 1916 – 29 March 1989) was a French character actor.
Life and career
Blier was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where his father, a researcher at the Pasteur Institute, was posted at the time.
His rotund featu ...
and
Louis de Funès
Louis Germain David de Funès de Galarza (; 31 July 1914 – 27 January 1983) was a French actor and comedian. He is France's favourite actor, according to a series of polls conducted since the late 1960s, having played over 150 roles in fi ...
.
The scenario is based on three pieces by playwright
Georges Courteline: "La peur des coups", "La paix chez soi", and "Les Boulingrin".
Plot
Three old friends meet again. They compare their marriages and tell each other stories which illustrate why they complain about their wives.
Cast
*
Bernard Blier
Bernard Blier (; 11 January 1916 – 29 March 1989) was a French character actor.
Life and career
Blier was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where his father, a researcher at the Pasteur Institute, was posted at the time.
His rotund featu ...
as husband of Aglaé
*
Louis de Funès
Louis Germain David de Funès de Galarza (; 31 July 1914 – 27 January 1983) was a French actor and comedian. He is France's favourite actor, according to a series of polls conducted since the late 1960s, having played over 150 roles in fi ...
as Monsieur Boulingrin, Ernestine's husband
*
Sophie Desmarets
Sophie Desmarets (; 1922–2012) was a French film actress.Davis p.145
Selected filmography
* ''Battement de coeur'' (1940) - (uncredited)
* ''Premier rendez-vous'' (1941) - Henriette Lefranc
* ''The Man Who Played with Fire'' (1942) - Gabrielle ...
as Aglaé
*
Marie Daems as Valentine Trielle
*
François Périer
François Périer (; born François Pillu; 10 November 1919 – 28 June 2002) was a French actor renowned for his expressiveness and diversity of roles.
Career
He made over 110 film and TV appearances from 1938 to 1996, with notable excursi ...
as the journalist Mr Trielle
*
Marthe Mercadier
Marthe Mercadier (23 October 1928 – 15 September 2021) was a French actress.
Filmography
Awards
* In 1974, she was named Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.
* In 1989, she won the ''Molière Award'' of the Best Comic Show.
* In 2007, she was n ...
as Ernestine Boulingrin
*
Jean Richard as Monsieur des Rillettes
*
Lily Bontemps as singer
*
Solange Certain as the soubrette
*
Michèle Philippe as Mathilde
* and his orchestra
References
External links
*
Scènes de ménage (1954)at the ''Films de France''
1954 films
French comedy films
1950s French-language films
French black-and-white films
Films directed by André Berthomieu
1954 comedy films
1950s French films
Films scored by Georges Van Parys
French films based on plays
Films based on works by Georges Courteline
French-language comedy films
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