The Lovers of the France (1964)
Seeing an opportunity to make a financial recovery for the family, a nobleman attempts to wed his son to his wealthy friend's daughter. His plan is to send the boy for a cruise on the SS France with the prospective female. Upon arriving to meet the lovely girl, the young man switches places with his valet. Unbeknownst to him, however, is the fact that the girl has pulled a similar deception. Though Jean-Marc Ripert is responsible for much of the cinematography in this New Wave comedy, it is Francois Reichenbach who handled the camera for many of the ocean-liner scenes.
Directors: François Reichenbach, Pierre Grimblat.
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Olivier Despax as Olivier Dorante |
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Marie-France Pisier as Sylvia |
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Maria Grazia Buccella as Bellissima |
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Sybil Saulnier as Une passagère |
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Elizabeth Ercy as Une passagère |
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Henri Garcin as Pasquin |
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Catherine Rouvel as Lisa |
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Umberto D'Orsi as Mister Orgon |
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Bernard Meusnier as Mario |
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Alain de Bruchard as Le duc de Dorante |
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Sylvia Saulnier as |
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Philippe Noiret as Récitant / Narrator (voice) |
| Directing | François Reichenbach | Director |
| Directing | Pierre Grimblat | Director |
| Camera | François Reichenbach | Director of Photography |
| Art | Jean-Étienne Siry | Art Designer |
| Writing | Pierre Grimblat | Writer |
| Sound | Michel Legrand | Original Music Composer |