''The Ostrich Has Two Eggs'' (French: ''Les oeufs de l'autruche'') is a 1957 French

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directed by

Denys de La Patellière Denys de La Patellière (8 March 1921 in Nantes, France – 21 July 2013) was a French film director and scriptwriter. He also directed Television series. He died in 2013 at the age of 92. Biography The son of an officer, Denys de La Patell ...

and starring

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and

Georges Poujouly Georges Poujouly (20 January 1940 – 28 October 2000) was a French actor who gained international acclaim as a child for his performance in the award-winning film ''Forbidden Games''. In the 1950s, he appeared in a number of other high-profile f ...

.Goble p.892 It was based on a play by

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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Paul-Louis Boutié.

Synopsis

A father sticks his head in a sand like an

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, while his two growing children become increasingly sexually experienced.

Cast

as Hippolyte Barjus *

as Thérèse Barjus *

as Roger Barjus *

Mady Berry Mady Berry (14 October 1887 – 18 January 1965) was a French stage and film actress.Waldman p.146 Selected filmography * '' Gloria'' (1931) * '' All That's Not Worth Love'' (1931) * '' Moon Over Morocco'' (1931) * '' The Girl and the Boy'' (193 ...

as Leonie *

Paul Mercey Paul may refer to: People * Paul (given name), a given name, including a list of people * Paul (surname), a list of people * Paul the Apostle, an apostle who wrote many of the books of the New Testament * Ray Hildebrand, half of the singing duo P ...

as le barman bavard *

Yoko Tani was a Japanese-French actress and vedette, who had a career in both Japanese and European cinema during the 1950s and '60s. Early life Tani was born Yōko Itani (猪谷洋子) in Paris in 1928, to Japanese parents Zenichi Itani and Taeko Egi. ...

as la comtesse Yoko *

Guy Bertil Guy or GUY may refer to: Personal names * Guy (given name) * Guy (surname) * That Guy (...), the New Zealand street performer Leigh Hart Places * Guy, Alberta, a Canadian hamlet * Guy, Arkansas, US, a city * Guy, Indiana, US, an unincor ...

as le journaliste *

as Henri *

Marguerite Pierry Marguerite Pierry (26 December 1887, Paris – 20 January 1963, Paris) was a French actress. Selected filmography * ''On purge bébé'' (1931) * '' Adémaï in the Middle Ages'' (1935) * '' Paris Camargue'' (1935) * '' The Two Boys'' (1936) * ...

as Mme. Grombert *

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as M. Marlatier

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

* 1957 films French comedy films 1957 comedy films 1950s French-language films French films based on plays Films directed by Denys de La Patellière 1950s French films Films scored by Henri Sauguet {{1950s-France-comedy-film-stub