Désiré (1937)

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92 min - Comedy - 3 December 1937 (France)

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Shavian social satire. Odette is an actress who's now the mistress of a government minister. Her household of cook... See full summary »

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Cast

Cast overview:
	Sacha Guitry	...	Désiré, valet de chambre
	Jacqueline Delubac	...	Odette Cléry
	Jacques Baumer	...	Felix Montignac
	Saturnin Fabre	...	Adrien
	Alys Delonce	...	Femme d'Adrien
	Arletty	...	Madeleine, la femme de chambre
	Pauline Carton	...	Adèle, la cuisinière
	Geneviève Vix	...	La comtesse

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Shavian social satire. Odette is an actress who's now the mistress of a government minister. Her household of cook, maid, and chauffeur needs a valet. On the eve of going with the minister to Deauville, she engages Désiré, a robust and talkative man, even through his most recent employer, a countess, intimates improprieties. Things go well for a short time: the wealthy talk about the servants, the servants talk about their employers. Then, Désiré has explicit dreams about Odette; his outbursts wake the maid in the next room nightly. Odette has the same dream each night, awaking the minister and his jealousy. Is there any decorous way to handle these subconscious attractions? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>

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