Le Quart d'heure américain
1982 Comedy / Romance   

 

Credits
  • Director: Philippe Galland
  • Script: Philippe Galland, Gérard Jugnot
  • Photo: Alain Derobe
  • Music: Jean Morlier
  • Cast: Anémone (Bonnie), Gérard Jugnot (Ferdinand), Jean-Pierre Bisson (Patrice), Brigitte Catillon (Léa), Michel Dussarat (Paul), Nathalie Guérin (Minou), Martin Lamotte (Joel), Michèle Moretti (Sophie), Brigitte Roüan (Marjolaine), Jean-François Balmer (François-Albert)
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Runtime: 90 min
  • Aka: Ladies’ Turn

 
Summary
An aspiring radio presenter Bonnie is hosting a call-in programme which results in the luckless Ferdinand driving his breakdown trunk off the road.  Bonnie goes to his rescue and, out of pity, invites him back to her apartment.  They have a whirlwind romance but their differences soon drive them apart...

Review
Despite entertaining performances from lead actors Anémone and Gérard Jugnot, this is a somewhat empty romantic comedy which appears to owe more to low budget American comedies than to French cinema.  It is not all bad, however, and some of the comic situations are quite amusing.  The film derives its unusual title from the so-called "American hours" at French dance parties in the 1950s, when women would ask the men to dance.

© James Travers 2000



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