Naista metsästämässä

Name: Le soupirant
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1963-03-01
Duration: 1 h 23 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: France Arnel, Pierre Étaix, Laurence Lignières

Original title: Le soupirant

1962
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1h 23m

IMDb RATING

7.3/10

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Comedy

Pierre is a shy man whose sole focus in life is studying astrology in solitude, which is often difficult since he still lives at and studies in his parents' house. His parent's would rather ... Read allPierre is a shy man whose sole focus in life is studying astrology in solitude, which is often difficult since he still lives at and studies in his parents' house. His parent's would rather he date and get married. He takes on this task with verve. Not knowing how to approach wom... Read allPierre is a shy man whose sole focus in life is studying astrology in solitude, which is often difficult since he still lives at and studies in his parents' house. His parent's would rather he date and get married. He takes on this task with verve. Not knowing how to approach women in a romantic way, he watches how other men operate and tries to emulate them, most oft... Read all

Director
- Pierre Étaix
Writers
- Pierre Étaix
- Jean-Claude Carrière
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7.3/10

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Awards
- 2 wins & 2 nominations

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Laurence Lignières and Pierre Étaix in Naista metsästämässä (1962)

Pierre Étaix in Naista metsästämässä (1962)

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Trivia
At 61:20, as Pierre's mother is getting out of bed, Pierre's father (Claude Massot) is seen reading a book whose cover displays the artwork from Jacques Tati's film Enoni on toista maata (1958) - a film on which Pierre Etaix served as an assistant director.

Goofs
When Laurence falls through the door of the lift, an assistant who was holding the actress can be seen behind her.

Soundtracks
O, toi l'Amour
Music by Jean Paillaud
Lyrics by Jean-Claude Carrière
Performed by Béatrice Arnac

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9/10

A lost gem - French remake of Keaton's "Seven Chances"

This French slapstick farce seems to have disappeared from the Earth, which is a shame since I remember it as extremely funny and well made (I saw it as a teenager at a film festival in the mid-sixties).

It's a remake of the Buster Keaton silent feature "Seven Chances," about a shy young man who must get married within a few days in order to inherit a fortune. This version is partially an homage to the silent cinema, but has a lot of Gallic touches as well, including some Brigette Bardot jokes.

There was another remake in the late nineties called "The Bachelor," which I haven't seen but understand was pretty bad. I hope someone will bring "The Suitor" out on DVD someday so we all can have a chance to enjoy it.

Update 2013: This movie has finally reemerged in a restored version that was shown on TCM in April 2013. On seeing it again, it was even better than I remembered it from decades earlier. Not only was it a superb homage to silent comedy, I also thought it anticipated some of the wackiness of Richard Lester and Monty Python, and the innovative use of sound made me think of Robert Altman. A unique and very entertaining film. Don't miss it if you get a chance to see it.

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