Alexandre, a young and honest farmer, is oppressed by an authoritarian wife, who makes him work like a dog. When she dies in a car crash, he decides to stay in bed, absolutely free and ...
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Title: Very Happy Alexander (1968)
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| Philippe Noiret | ... | Alexandre Gartempe | |
| Françoise Brion | ... | Eliane Gartempe dite La Grande | |
| Marlène Jobert | ... | Agathe Bordeaux | |
| Paul Le Person | ... | Sanguin | |
| Tsilla Chelton | ... | Madame Bouillot | |
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Léonce Corne | ... | Le père Lamendin |
| Pierre Richard | ... | Colibert | |
| Jean Saudray | ... | Pinton | |
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Kaly | ... | Le chien d'Alexandre |
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Pierre Barnley | ... | Le curé |
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Marcel Bernier | ... | Malicorne |
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Bernard Charlan | ... | Le maire |
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Madeleine Damien | ... | Madame Boisseau |
| Pierre Maguelon | ... | Verglandier | |
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Marie Marc | ... | La vieille maman de la Grande |
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Alexandre, a young and honest farmer, is oppressed by an authoritarian wife, who makes him work like a dog. When she dies in a car crash, he decides to stay in bed, absolutely free and inactive. Just a dog is occupied to carry food and newspapers to him. Written by Adalberto Fornario
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Music by Vladimir Cosma
Lyrics by Francis Lemarque
Performed by Isabelle Aubret
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Le Ciel, la Terre et l'EauMusic by Vladimir Cosma
Lyrics by Francis Lemarque
Performed by Isabelle Aubret
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9 February 1968 (France) See more »Also Known As:
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Every once in a while a movie sneaks up on you and just really flat out surprises you. For me, this was one of those movies. The french sure have a way with wit and comedy. They were masters at it. This one is at the top of the pile for sure. I guess you can't go back again but if you could, I would request more french comedies just like this one.
My day got a whole lot better watching this. This one is classified as a comedy and rightly so, but ,there needs to be another category for movies like this...Charming. If your not smiling or happy or not feeling better after watching this, you need therapy. They don't make em like this anymore. Absolutely fantastic film.