Bankers Also Have Souls (1982)
"Le cadeau" (original title)

Gregoire is retiring after many years with the same bank, and his collegues surprise him with the gift of a beautiful call girl, Barbara. Thinking she is a conquest, he impersonates the ... See full summary »

Director:

Michel Lang

Writers:

Michel Lang, Italo Terzoli (play),

Stars:

Pierre Mondy, Claudia Cardinale, Clio Goldsmith

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Pierre Mondy	...	Grégoire Dufour
Claudia Cardinale	...	Antonella Dufour
Clio Goldsmith	...	Joyane, aka Barbara
Jacques François	...	Jacques Loriol
Renzo Montagnani	...	L'émir Fayçal de Krator
Cécile Magnet	...	Charlotte Legueden
Henri Guybet	...	André
Rémi Laurent	...	Laurent
Yolanda Jilot	...	Jennifer (as Yolande Gilot)
Laurence Badie	...	Marie-Laure, la secrétaire de Loriol
Christophe Bourseiller	...	Jean-Philippe Loriol
Duilio Del Prete	...	Umberto
Jacqueline Dufranne
Leila Fréchet	...	Sandrine
Caroline Jacquin

Storyline

Gregoire is retiring after many years with the same bank, and his collegues surprise him with the gift of a beautiful call girl, Barbara. Thinking she is a conquest, he impersonates the bank president, leading to a comedy of mistaken identities.

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Plot Keywords:

gift | call girl | medical student | falling into water | gondola | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

France Italy

Language:

French

Release Date:

24 March 1982 (France)

Also Known As:

The Gift

Company Credits

Production Co:

Laser, Les Productions Artistes Associés, Madeleine Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

References Follow the Fleet (1936)

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Soundtracks

"Broadway"
English lyrics by Maurice Bergman
French lyrics by Eddy Marnay
Music by Michel Legrand
Performed by Clio Goldsmith and Pierre Mondy

User Reviews

A nice movie

If you like French cinematography, you will like this movie. I must respectfully disagree with the previous post, but I liked it. Although it has been a while since I saw this movie, I remember it as being light-hearted, witty and fun to watch.

Also, I seem to remember that the much of the plot takes place in Venice along the Grand Canal, not in Paris. The movie starts in Paris, ends in Venice. Perhaps the previous review was asleep?

Pierre Mondy is a retiring bank employee who is sent on a pleasure trip by his colleagues. On the train he "happens to" meet Clio Goldsmith. His character is a man who is craving adventure after decades of marriage and two kids. Although, having been married to Claudia Cardinale, one does wonder on what planet the scriptwriter was on...

The movie ends on a very high note. Claudia Cardinale travels to Venice and meets her husband and the flame is re-kindled.

While not a grand piece of cinema, it is fun and uplifting. Try it.