Scandals of Clochemerle (1948)
"Clochemerle" (original title)

A little town erupts in turmoil about the construction of a public urinal. The army is sent in to restore order, but the military add to the confusion by getting involved with the local ... See full summary »

Director:

Pierre Chenal

Writers:

Gabriel Chevallier, Pierre Laroche

Stars:

Félix Oudart, Saturnin Fabre, Jean Brochard

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Félix Oudart	...	Le curé Ponosse
Saturnin Fabre	...	Bourdillat
Jean Brochard	...	Piéchut
Maximilienne	...	Justine Putet
Roland Armontel	...	L'insituteur Tafardel (as Armontel)
Jane Marken	...	La baronne de Courtebiche
Simone Michels	...	Judith Toumignon
Christiane Muller	...	Adèle Torbayon (as Cri-Cri Muller)
Paul Demange	...	Toumignon
Max Dalban	...	Arthur Torbayon
Jacqueline Dor	...	Rose Bivaque
Mady Berry	...	La mère Brodequin
Charles Dechamps	...	Luvelat
Jean-Roger Caussimon	...	Samotras (as Caussimon)
Christian Argentin	...	L'évêque

Storyline

A little town erupts in turmoil about the construction of a public urinal. The army is sent in to restore order, but the military add to the confusion by getting involved with the local women.

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Plot Keywords:

urinal | spinster | satire | small town | based on novel

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

9 June 1948 (France)

Also Known As:

Scandals of Clochemerle

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cinema Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Remade as Skandal v nashem Kloshgorode (1993)

User Reviews

TheArmy and the Church.

Scandals in the small village of Clochemerle where a baroness and a bunch of churchy holier-than -thou women rebel against the building of a public urinal on the village square .But there' s a whole lot of things going on in the place:a child of Mary getting pregnant by a village idiot which the Army made a corporal of ,women cheating on their husbands ,a vicar overtaken by events.... In order to save the third Republic (!)the Army arrives and declares a state of emergency complete with curfew .A violent spoof on both the Church and the Army,this movie still retains some funny moments but the caricature is too ponderous and the many bawdy lines might be off-putting for today's audience.