''The Suitor'' () is a 1962 French

comedy film The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...

directed by and starring

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 Aca ...

. It was entered into the

13th Berlin International Film Festival The 13th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 21 June to 2 July 1963. The Golden Bear was jointly awarded to '' To Bed or Not to Bed'' directed by Gian Luigi Polidoro and '' Bushido, Samurai Saga'' directed by Tadashi Imai. ...

and the

3rd Moscow International Film Festival The 3rd Moscow International Film Festival was held from 7 to 21 July 1963. The Grand Prix was awarded to the Italian film ''8½'' directed by Federico Fellini. Jury * Grigori Chukhrai (USSR - President of the Jury) * Shaken Ajmanov (USSR) * Se ...

Cast

as Pierre, the Suitor * Laurence Lignères as Laurence * Claude Massot as Father * Denise Péronne as Mother (as Denise Perrone) * Karin Vesely as Ilka * France Arnel as Stella *

Lucien Frégis Lucien is a male given name. It is the French form of Luciano or Latin ''Lucianus'', patronymic of Lucius. People Given name * Lucien, 3rd Prince Murat (1803–1878), French politician and Prince of Pontecorvo *Lucien, Lord of Monaco (1487� ...

as The Painter

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* 1962 films 1962 comedy films 1960s French-language films French comedy films French black-and-white films Louis Delluc Prize winners Films directed by Pierre Étaix Films with screenplays by Jean-Claude Carrière 1960s French films {{1960s-comedy-film-stub