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Director:
Yves Robert
Writers:
Jean-Loup Dabadie (writer)
Yves Robert (writer)
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Release Date:
22 September 1976 (France) more
Genre:
Comedy more
Plot:
Quatre amis, Etienne, Daniel, Simon et Bouly ont du mal à grandir et, la quarantaine révolue, continuent de se jouer des tours... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 2 nominations more
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The adults are big kids. more (5 total)

Cast

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Jean Rochefort ... Étienne
Claude Brasseur ... Daniel
Guy Bedos ... Simon
Victor Lanoux ... Bouly
Danièle Delorme ... Marthe
Anny Duperey ... Charlotte
Martine Sarcey ... Esperanza
Marthe Villalonga ... Mouchy Messina
Louise Conte ... Marraine
Christophe Bourseiller ... Lucien (as Christophe Bruce)
Maurice Bénichou ... Gonthier
Jean Lescot ... Le patient inquiet
Catherine Verlor ... Stéphanie
Pascale Reynaud ... Delphine
Richard Saint-Bris ... Charles
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
An Elephant Can Be Extremely Deceptive
Pardon Mon Affaire (USA)
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Runtime:
USA:105 min | France:110 min
Country:
France
Language:
French
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Finland:K-16 | Sweden:11 | USA:PG
Company:
Les Productions de la Guéville more

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Movie Connections:
Followed by Nous irons tous au paradis (1977) more

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The adults are big kids., 15 October 2005
Author: dbdumonteil

Yves Robert's best works are those which deal with children :"la guerre des boutons" "la Gloire de mon Père" and its follow-up "le château de ma mère"."Un éléphant" is not as good as the three movies I mention above.But what connects it to his three wonderful films is that its four heroes have not really grown up.Claude Brasseur 's way of pitting the olives is a schoolboy 's joke!We can also credit Robert for introducing a gay character (Brasseur) while avoiding the usual clichés.Brasseur portrays a man like all the other ones.We'd never guess he is gay if we were not told it so.On the other hand,the female parts are not very interesting:Daniele Delorme -who was Robert's wife and her co-producer-was better in the fifties when she was directed by Duvivier and the attractive Duperrey is nothing but a mirage .And Guy Bedos 's mother is a calamity ,for Marthe Villalonga is ham-acting flesh on the bone.

The movie was so successful that there was a sequel ("Nous irons tous au Paradis' ) and an American remake ("the woman in red")

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