L'été en pente douce (1987)

Director:

Gérard Krawczyk

Writers:

Pierre Pelot (novel), Gérard Krawczyk,

Stars:

Jacques Villeret, Jean-Pierre Bacri, Pauline Lafont

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jacques Villeret	...	Maurice Leheurt aka Mo
Jean-Pierre Bacri	...	Stephane Leheurt aka Fane
Pauline Lafont	...	Lilas
Guy Marchand	...	Andre Voke
Jean Bouise	...	Olivier Voke
Jean-Paul Lilienfeld	...	Shawenhick
Jacques Mathou	...	Jeannot
Dominique Besnehard	...	Leval
Claude Chabrol	...	The priest
Patrick Braoudé	...	Gendarme
Laurent Gendron	...	L'américain
Andrée Laberty	...	Mme Castillon
Michel Lataste	...	Patron Café des sports
Michel Such	...	Paul le vigile
Georges Vaur	...	M. Bressoul

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

france | loss of mother | half wit | wedding | red car | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

29 April 1987 (France)

Also Known As:

Egy kissé meredek nyár

Filming Locations:

Martres-Tolosane, Haute-Garonne, France

Company Credits

Production Co:

Films A2, Flach Film, Solus Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Color:

Color (Fujicolor)

Did You Know?

Connections

References Commando (1985)

User Reviews

dreamlike tale with sexiest female role ever

The gritty decors combine interestingly with a dreamlike plot, pitting the hero and his "borderline" brother against the hostility of his home town, inflamed by his return, after his mother's death, with his Marilyn-Monroe-imitating girlfriend/fiancee. Although the conclusion is a bit facile, this film should go down in history for Pauline Lafont's - and the director's - creation of Lilas. Incarnating a male fantasy leavened with reminiscences of her mother Bernadette's powerful performance in Nelly Kaplan's _La fiancee du pirate_, Lafont generates more sheer sexual magnetism than any other woman I have ever seen on screen, whether rated R or XXX. It's wrenching to recall that this vibrant young woman died in an accident a year later at the age of 25.