Bertrand Blier's unconventional, sophisticated French comedy follows two men -- Raoul (Gerard Depardieu) and Stephane (Patrick Dewaere) -- who try everything to make the insatiable Solange (Carole Laure) happy. But their efforts fail when they lose her to a precocious 13-year-old boy. Winner of the 1979 Best Foreign Language .. Read more
| Starring | Gerard Depardieu, Patrick Dewaere, Carole Laure, Riton Liebman |
|---|---|
| Director | Bertrand Blier, Bertrand Blier |
| Genres | Comedy, World Cinema |
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Bertrand Blier's unconventional, sophisticated French comedy follows two men -- Raoul (Gerard Depardieu) and Stephane (Patrick Dewaere) -- who try everything to make the insatiable Solange (Carole Laure) happy. But their efforts fail when they lose her to a precocious 13-year-old boy. Winner of the 1979 Best Foreign Language Film Oscar.
| Starring | Gerard Depardieu, Patrick Dewaere, Carole Laure, Riton Liebman, Michel Serrault, Eléonore Hirt |
|---|---|
| Director | Bertrand Blier, Bertrand Blier |
| Studio | LACE GROUP |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 44 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Comedy, World Cinema |
| Language | DVD: French |
| Subtitles | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 1978 To Rent: DVD: 05 Nov 2007 |
An inspired attack on 'real life' melodramas of the soppy kind capped by Kramer vs Kramer. Depardieu, all solicitude... read more on Time Out
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Archetypically French
Only French filmmaker (supported by a government arts grant) could have made a film like 'Preparez vos Mouchoirs'. But then I love French films and I ... read more »
[Highly rated reviewer]
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A film to take you back to a more innocent age
Very definately French and very much of its time. The scene with the young adolescent boy and the beguiling nubile woman was just wonderfully done....not in a ... read more »
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Preparez to be baffled
Frustrated at his failure to make his attractive but morose wife happy, a young Depardieu enlists the help of a stranger and a neighbour and when that doesn'... read more »
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Get out more
Odd humour at times and some of it forced and not at all funny. The way the film unfolds jsut about stays on the side of good taste but back in the seventies it... read more »
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