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

A true comedy.

The rating this movie got here (3.0 out of 10) is far too small. It's a hilarious film. Saw it on TV and it was the most entertaining movie I saw in a long time. From beginning to end, it was very funny. Whether if it's the actors or the way it was filmed or the script. It was very well made.

If you think the movie will put issues about gay people or transvestites on the table to discuss, you'll be surprised. It's meant to be a comedy and it's about very straight people (with a very well developed feminine side but NOT effeminate).

The dialogs went very fast and of course in French but still it was enough to cause hilarity amongst my family. If you're looking for an entertaining film to watch with friends or family and you've got a reasonable command of French, it's a very good choice.

I wonder why there aren't more movies like this made.