Monsieur (1964)

Left heartbroken by the death of his beloved wife, a rich banker tries to commit suicide. When he learns from his former maid that his wife was unfaithful he fakes his own death and comes back under a new identity

Director:

Jean-Paul Le Chanois

Writers:

Claude Gével (based on the play by), Georges Darrier (adaptation) (as Georges Derrick)

Stars:

Jean Gabin, Liselotte Pulver, Mireille Darc

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jean Gabin	...	Monsieur
Liselotte Pulver	...	Elizabeth Bernadac
Mireille Darc	...	Suzanne
Henri Crémieux	...	Le beau-père
Berthe Granval	...	Nathalie Bernadac (as Berthe Grandval)
Jean-Paul Moulinot	...	Me Flamand, le notaire
Jean-Pierre Darras	...	José
Peter Vogel	...	Michel Corbeil
Heinz Blau	...	Alain Bernadac
Maryse Martin	...	Justine
Andrex	...	Antoine
Alain Bouvette	...	Marc
Jean Lefebvre	...	Le detective privé
Gabrielle Dorziat	...	La belle-mère
Marina Berti	...	Madame Danoni

Storyline

Left heartbroken by the death of his beloved wife, a rich banker tries to commit suicide. When he learns from his former maid that his wife was unfaithful he fakes his own death and comes back under a new identity

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Plot Keywords:

family relationships | writer | wealthy | tipsy | television | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in Mireille Darc, la femme libre (2018)

User Reviews

Gabin

His wife having died in an auto accident, banker Jean Gabin is is on his way to throw himself into the Seine, when he meets his former housemaid, Mireille Darc, who informs him that he was multiply cuckolded. Eventually the two of them wind up as butler father and maid daughter in a rich, provincial household, while his nasty in-laws try to prove him dead so they can inherit.

It's pretty much standard bedroom farce of the classes, from a play by Claude Gével , with the film directed by financially successful Communist director Jean Paul Le Chanois. It's all very amusing, but as you might expect, it's all carried on the shoulders of Gabin, who shifts gears from banker to criminal mastermind to impeccable butler without missing a breath, even though his dinner may burn on the kitchen stove. As good farce should be, it's directed for speed. You've seen its like a dozen times and you may be pretty bored, but Gabin is one of those performers who can read the phone book and I'll applaud.

Details

Country:

France Italy West Germany

Language:

French

Release Date:

22 April 1964 (France)

Also Known As:

Domnul

Company Credits

Production Co:

Les Films Copernic, Corona Filmproduktion, Zebra Films

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1