The Edifying and Joyous Story of Colinot is a 1973 French comedy film

Comedy film

Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...

 directed and written by Nina Companéez

Nina Companéez

Nina Companéez is a French screenwriter and film director. She has written for 29 films and television shows since 1961.-Selected filmography:* Tonight or Never * Zärtliche Haie * Benjamin...

. Francis Huster

Francis Huster

Francis Huster is a French stage, film and television actor, film director and scriptwriter.-Biography:Francis Huster was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine. He studied acting at the Conservatoire of the 17th arrondissement of Paris, at the Cours Florent and at the Conservatoire national , where he had...

 stars as the title character, Colinot. It is notable as the final film appearance of Brigitte Bardot

Brigitte Bardot

Brigitte Anne-Marie Bardot is a French former fashion model, actress, singer and animal rights activist. She was one of the best-known sex-symbols of the 1960s.In her early life, Bardot was an aspiring ballet dancer...

 who retired from the entertainment industry when the film went into post-production.

Plot

Colinot's (Huster) world is turned upside down when his fiancee is kidnapped. This leads him to dangerous chase around 15th century France only to find that she has found love in the arms of a nobleman. But his fortunes take a turn when he meets Arabelle (Bardot)who teaches him many life lessons.

Cast

• Francis Huster
  Francis Huster
  Francis Huster is a French stage, film and television actor, film director and scriptwriter.-Biography:Francis Huster was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine. He studied acting at the Conservatoire of the 17th arrondissement of Paris, at the Cours Florent and at the Conservatoire national , where he had...
  
   as Colinot
• Nathalie Delon
  Nathalie Delon
  Nathalie Delon, is a French actress, former wife of Alain Delon and mother of Anthony Delon.-Filmography:-External links:...
  
   as Bertrade
• Brigitte Bardot
  Brigitte Bardot
  Brigitte Anne-Marie Bardot is a French former fashion model, actress, singer and animal rights activist. She was one of the best-known sex-symbols of the 1960s.In her early life, Bardot was an aspiring ballet dancer...
  
   as Arabelle
• Bernadette Lafont
  Bernadette Lafont
  Bernadette Lafont is a French actress and the mother of Pauline Lafont .Bernadette Lafont won the César Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for L'Effrontée...
  
   as Rosemonde
• Ottavia Piccolo
  Ottavia Piccolo
  Ottavia Piccolo is an Italian theatre and film actress. She has appeared in 45 films since 1962. She won the award for Best Actress at the 1970 Cannes Film Festival for the film Metello.-Selected filmography:* The Leopard...
  
   as Bergamotte
• Alice Sapritch
  Alice Sapritch
  Alice Sapritch was a French film actress of Armenian descent. She appeared in 66 films between 1950 and 1989.-Filmography:* Candide ou l'optimisme au XXe siècle * Who Are You, Polly Magoo?...
  
   as Dame Blanche
• Francis Blanche as vagrant
• Jean-Claude Drouot
  Jean-Claude Drouot
  Jean Claude Drouot is a Belgian actor.-Biography:Jean Claude Drouot was formed in Young Theater of Université Libre de Bruxelles . Later it leaves settling down has Paris or he follows Charles Dullin's courses and has to leave of 1962, he interprets the big tragedies and rooms plays of Molière...
  
   as Masnil Plassac
• Julien Guiomar
  Julien Guiomar
  Julien Guiomar , was a French film actor...
  
   as Rosemonde's husband
• Jean Le Poulain as Brother Albaret
• Paul Müller
  Paul Müller (actor)
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   as Brother Hugo
• Rufus
  Rufus (actor)
  Rufus is the stage name of Italo-French actor Jacques Narcy. He is also called Zio Vittorio...
  
  as Gagnepain
• Henri Tisot as Tournebeuf
• Muriel Catalá as Blandine
• Guy Grosso as Lucas