Not So Stupid (1946 film)
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| Directed by | André Berthomieu |
| Written by | André Berthomieu Paul Vandenberghe |
| Produced by | Pierre Gérin Robert Prévot |
| Starring | Bourvil Suzy Carrier Bernard Lancret |
| Cinematography | Pierre Franchi Fred Langenfeld |
| Edited by | Jeannette Berton |
| Music by | Étienne Lorin Maurice Thiriet Georges Van Parys |
Production company | Les Productions Cinématographiques |
| Distributed by | Ciné Sélection |
Release date | 25 December 1946 |
Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Box office | 6,165,419 admissions (France)[1] |
Not So Stupid (French: Pas si bête) is a 1946 French comedy film directed by André Berthomieu and starring Bourvil, Suzy Carrier and Bernard Lancret.[2] In 1928 Berthomieu had made a silent film of the same name. This was Bourvil's first film; originally a musician and singer, he went on to become one of the great comic actors of French cinema.
"Pas si bête" is a comedy about social differences and appearances. Léon Ménard (Bourvil), a farmer and an apparently simple man of the country, is invited to visit his uncle Henri Ménard (Albert Duvaleix), a prosperous industrialist. He encounters a number of people scheming to marry into the Ménard family for the sake of money. Ménard discovers and thwart the plots and manages to unite a young couple who truly are in love. The romantic comedy ends happily with a double marriage. Henri's daughter Nicole (Suzy Carrier) marries Didier (Bernard Lancret), and Ménard marries his new-found love Rosine (Jacqueline Beyrot). It turns out that Léon is "not so stupid" after all.
The film's art direction was by Raymond Nègre.
Cast
- Bourvil as Lèon Ménard
- Suzy Carrier as Nicole
- Bernard Lancret as Didier
- Yvette Andréyor as Mademoiselle
- Mona Goya as Gaby
- Albert Duvaleix as Henri
- Charles Bouillaud as Joseph
- Gaston Mauger as Le père de léon
- Paul Faivre as Le notaire
- Made Siamé as La mère ménard
- Jacqueline Beyrot as Rosine
- Frédéric Munié
- Léon Daubrel
- Jean Gabert
- Yves Deniaud as Antony
- Jacques Louvigny as De bellemont
References
- ^ "Bourvil Box Office". Box Office Story.
- ^ Pallister & Hottell p.232
Bibliography
- Janis L. Pallister & Ruth A. Hottell. Francophone Women Film Directors: A Guide. Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press, 2005.
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