The Straw Lover
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The Straw Lover , is a French
comedy
film from 1951, directed by Gilles Grangier, written by Carlo Rim, starring by Nadine Alari and Louis de Funès
. The film based on the theatrical work of Georges Feydeau
– "Le Dindon" (The Turkey).
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
comedy
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...
film from 1951, directed by Gilles Grangier, written by Carlo Rim, starring by Nadine Alari and Louis de Funès
Louis de Funès
Louis Germain David de Funès de Galarza was a very popular French actor who is one of the giants of French comedy alongside André Bourvil and Fernandel...
. The film based on the theatrical work of Georges Feydeau
Georges Feydeau
Georges Feydeau was a French playwright of the era known as the Belle Époque. He is remembered for his many lively farces.-Biography:Georges Feydeau was born in Paris, the son of novelist Ernest-Aimé Feydeau and Léocadie Bogaslawa Zalewska. At the age of twenty, Feydeau wrote his first comic...
– "Le Dindon" (The Turkey).
Cast
- Jean-Pierre AumontJean-Pierre Aumont-Early life:Aumont was born Jean-Pierre Philippe Salomons in Paris, the son of Suzanne and Alexandre Salomons, owner of La Maison du Blanc . His mother's uncle was well-known stage actor Georges Berr. His father was from a Dutch Jewish family and his mother's family were French Jews...
: Stanislas Michodier, friend of Jimmy - Gaby Sylvia : Gisèle Sarrazin de Fontenoy, wife of Gaston
- Alfred AdamAlfred AdamAlfred Adam was a French character actor, who usually played weak or villainous roles.-Partial filmography:*La Kermesse Héroïque *Au service du Tsar *La Glu *Carnet de Bal...
: Gaston Sarrazin de Fontenoy, husband of Gisèle - André Versini : Jimmy, employee of Gaston and lover of Gisèle
- Louis de FunèsLouis de FunèsLouis Germain David de Funès de Galarza was a very popular French actor who is one of the giants of French comedy alongside André Bourvil and Fernandel...
: Bruno, the psychiatry - Félix Oudart : Mr Kervadec
- Lucienne Granier : the lady in black
- Odette Barancey : the concierge
- Marcel Melrac : Mr Henri
- Emile Genevois : the photographer
- Gérard Buhr : an employee of Gaston
External links
- L’Amant de paille (1951) at the Films de France