3 hommes et un couffin (1985)

Director:

Coline Serreau

Writer:

Coline Serreau (writer)

Release Date:

25 April 1986 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

Jacques, steward de Air France, accepte de garder un paquet pour le compte de Paul. Le paquet sera remis chez lui à la maison...

Plot Keywords:

Urination Scene | Local Blockbuster | Diaper | Heroin | Baby

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 4 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

Roland Giraud	...	Pierre
Michel Boujenah	...	Michel
André Dussollier	...	Jacques
Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu	...	Sylvia
Dominique Lavanant	...	Mme Rapons
Marthe Villalonga	...	Antoinette
Annick Alane	...	La pharmacienne
Josine Comellas	...	Mme Rodriguez, la concierge
Gwendoline Mourlet	...	Marie N° 1
Jennifer Moret	...	Marie N° 2
François Domange	...	Paul
Gabriel Jabbour	...	Le supérieur
Julien Maurel	...	Le type
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Giuseppe Amorin
Jean Barney	...	Gérard
Marianne Basler	...	Nathalie
Christian Bouillette	...	Le premier policier
Michel Carliez
Gilles Cohen	...	Le second loubard
Basile de Bodt	...	Le jeune homme (as Bazile)
Pierre Descamps	...	Le vieux chanteur
Denis Dodlande	...	Le publiciste
Aude Doumerg
Jean-Pierre Franchetti	...	Le pilote
Maureen Guiader
Frédérique Jamet
Louis Julien	...	Lucien
Jeanne Lallemand	...	Sophie
Pierrot Larose
Marion Loran	...	Guilaine
Cécile Magnet	...	La brune
Xavier Maly	...	Le suiveur de Michel
Daniel Milgram	...	Le second policier
Valentine Monnier	...	Charlotte
Eric Munch
Philippe Orgebin
Jacques Poitrenaud	...	Le premier flic
Jean-Philippe Puymartin	...	Le photographe
Bernard Sancy	...	Le flic en uniforme
Mathé Souverbie	...	Marie-Rose
Cécile Vassort	...	Annick
Michel Vernac	...	Le gardien du square
Herma Vos	...	Clotilde
Christian Zanetti	...	Le premier loubard

Directed by
Coline Serreau

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Coline Serreau		writer

Produced by
Jean-François Lepetit	....	executive producer

Cinematography by
Jean-Jacques Bouhon
Jean-Yves Escoffier

Film Editing by
Catherine Renault

Production Design by
Ivan Maussion

Costume Design by
Poussine Mercanton
Edith Vesperini

Makeup Department
Anne Bourdiol	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Jacques Attia	....	unit manager
Henri Vart	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Pierre de Rivière	....	assistant director
Graziella Molinaro	....	assistant director
Dominique Talmon	....	assistant director (as Dominique Chaulot Talmon)

Art Department
Michel Darmon	....	painter
Michel Guérin	....	construction
Michèle Hautin	....	assistant decorator
Paul Koebele	....	construction
Vincent Lichtle	....	assistant decorator
Laurence Malaplatte	....	painter
Pascal Morin	....	assistant decorator
Claude Chinette Pailhe	....	painter
Pierre Pernois	....	construction
Francis Pesquer	....	assistant decorator
Roger Ruault	....	painter
Jean Paul Santini	....	painter
Laurent Tesseyre	....	assistant decorator
Jacques Violette	....	assistant decorator

Sound Department
Gilbert Kikoïne	....	post-synchronization
Gérard Lamps	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jonathan Liebling	....	foley artist
Daniel Ollivier	....	sound

Camera and Electrical Department
Dominique Dehoua	....	electrician
Gilbert Gallart	....	electrician
Thierry Lasheras	....	electrician
Jean-Claude Meilland	....	grip
Jacques Monge	....	Steadicam operator
Pascal Rabaud	....	assistant camera
Daniel Salmon	....	grip
Myriam Touzé	....	assistant camera
Eric Vauthier	....	still photographer

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Naima Lagrange	....	costumer
Monique Tourret	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Joëlle Dufour	....	assistant editor
Michelle Seawell	....	assistant editor

Other crew
Michel Boissy	....	groupman
Martine Cantin	....	production administrator
Félix Chiapolini	....	groupman
Marie-Pierre Duboscq	....	production administrator
Danièle Gain	....	press attache
Ariane Litaize	....	script supervisor
Annie Maurette	....	press attache

Production Companies

• Flach Film
• Soprofilms
• TF1 Films Production

Distributors

• Acteurs Auteurs Associés (AAA) (1985) (France) (theatrical)
• Home Vision Entertainment (HVE) (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• Look Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• Producciones JRB (2003) (Spain) (DVD)
• Samuel Goldwyn Company, The (1986) (USA) (subtitled)
• VCL Communications

Other Companies

• Eurocitel  titles
• Iris Camera  camera equipment provided by
• Multivolts  electrical equipment

Also Known As:

Three Men and a Cradle
Trois hommes et un couffin (France) (alternative spelling)

Runtime:

106 min

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:L | Australia:PG | Argentina:13 | Chile:14 | Finland:K-12 | France:U | Peru:14 | South Korea:12 (DVD rating) | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | USA:PG-13

Company:

Flach Film

Movie Connections:

References The Flamingo Kid (1984)

funny and warm hearted movie

I saw this French version with English subtitles. It's so hilarious from the start to end. When three bachelors get a baby girl, first they hesitate about how to live with the baby. Then they start loving her.

There is a subplot of smuggling thrown into it. Nevertheless, the movie falls into a comedy genre.

Well, what can i say, it has to be seen to feel the essence of the movie. Even though, it's in french, i could understand the 99 percent of the movie.

The highlight of the movie is the baby. Her little expressions and movements are the central point of the movie. She makes you feel that absolute innocence. That is where the film succeeds.