The Great Love (1969 film)
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The Great Love is a 1969
French
comedy film
directed by Pierre Étaix
. It was entered into the 1969 Cannes Film Festival
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1969 in film
The year 1969 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* Last year for prize giving at the Venice Film Festival until it is revived in 1980...
French
Cinema of France
The Cinema of France comprises the art of film and creative movies made within the nation of France or by French filmmakers abroad.France is the birthplace of cinema and was responsible for many of its early significant contributions. Several important cinematic movements, including the Nouvelle...
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 by Pierre Étaix
Pierre Étaix
Pierre Étaix is a French clown, comedian and filmmaker. Étaix made a series of acclaimed short- and feature-length films in the 1960s, many of them co-written by influential screenwriter Jean-Claude Carrière. He has won an Academy Award. Due to a legal dispute with a distribution company, these...
. It was entered into the 1969 Cannes Film Festival
1969 Cannes Film Festival
The 22nd Cannes Film Festival was held on May 8 - 23, 1969. At this festival a new non-competitive section called "Directors' Fortnight" is added, in response to the cancellation of the 1968 festival.-Jury:*Luchino Visconti...
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Cast
- Pierre ÉtaixPierre ÉtaixPierre Étaix is a French clown, comedian and filmmaker. Étaix made a series of acclaimed short- and feature-length films in the 1960s, many of them co-written by influential screenwriter Jean-Claude Carrière. He has won an Academy Award. Due to a legal dispute with a distribution company, these...
- Pierre - Annie FratelliniAnnie FratelliniAnnie Fratellini was a French circus clown and film actress.She was born Annie Violette Fratellini in Algiers, Algeria to a Pied-noir family of Italian descent. The fourth generation of one of Europe's most famous circus families, The Fratellini Family. Her father was Victor Fratellini. Her...
- Florence - Nicole Calfan - Agnès
- Alain Janey - Jacques
- Ketty France - Mme Girard
- Louis Maiss - Mr. Girard
- Jacqueline Rouillard - Mme Louise
- Renée Gardès
- Billy Bourbon - Drunkard
- Micha Bayard - Bourget's secretary
- Claude Massot - Waiter
- Jane Beretta
- Magali Clément - Irène
- Emile Corya
- Sylvie Delalande