My Wife's Name Is Maurice (2002)
"Ma femme... s'appelle Maurice" (original title)

Georges, a wealthy Parisian, has a mistress who wants to marry him, but he has no intention of divorcing his wife, the source of his money. The mistress, meanwhile, has a jealous boyfriend,... See full summary »

Director:

Jean-Marie Poiré

Writers:

Jean-Marie Poiré (adaptation), Raffy Shart (adaptation),

Stars:

Alice Evans, Régis Laspalès, Philippe Chevallier

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Alice Evans	...	Emmanuelle
Régis Laspalès	...	Maurice Lappin
Philippe Chevallier	...	Georges Audefey
Götz Otto	...	Johnny Zucchini
Anémone	...	Claire Trouabal
Martin Lamotte	...	Jean-Bernard Trouabal
Virginie Lemoine	...	Marion Audefey
Guy Marchand	...	Charles Boisdain
Urbain Cancelier	...	Poilard
Stéphane Audran	...	Jacqueline Boisdain
Marco Bonini	...	Marcello Le pentre
Jean-Pierre Castaldi	...	Le concessionnaire
Michèle Garcia	...	La vendeuse de prêt-à-porter
Sylvie Joly	...	La femme dans Orlyval
Raphaël Mezrahi	...	Le type au défilé de mode

Storyline

Georges, a wealthy Parisian, has a mistress who wants to marry him, but he has no intention of divorcing his wife, the source of his money. The mistress, meanwhile, has a jealous boyfriend, so when Georges dumps her, two people are angry with him. Add Georges' wife, who suspects the affair. The mistress calls Georges to say she's coming to tell his wife everything, so Georges asks Maurice, a stranger who's passing by, to pose as his wife and scare off the mistress. In this farce, nothing goes as Georges plans.

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Plot Keywords:

mistress | farce | revenge | beard | husband wife relationship | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Official Sites:

official site [uk]

Country:

France Germany

Language:

English Italian French

Release Date:

25 September 2002 (France)

Also Known As:

My Wife Maurice

Filming Locations:

Berlin, Germany

Box Office

Budget:

€19,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$2,227 (USA) (27 August 2004)

Gross:

$3,723 (USA) (3 September 2004)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Comédie Star, France 2 Cinéma, Seven Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The movie was a Warner Bros release in France, and was selected in 18 Gay and Lesbian film festivals in North America, starting with Philadelphia.

User Reviews

Une mauvaise copie du Pere Noel est une ordure!

All the ingredients are there for a funny movie and finally the result is really poor. After Papy fait de la résistance,les visiteurs et le Père Noël est une ordure we know what to expect.... and.. no. It is unexpected and finally confusing and boring. Anemone (Claire Trouabal)as soon as she appears will give you a hope quickly destroyed by Götz Otto (one of the main actors (acting as Johnny Zucchini), unknown and certainly not ready to be discovered:-) Disappointing, confusing ... few funny scenes but why do we feel uneasy from beginning to end, you know, like when you drive a car with no gas thinking it can stop anytime?