Les Secrets professionnels du Dr Apfelglück (1991)
Directed by Alessandro Capone, Stéphane Clavier

Comedy
aka: The Professional Secrets of Dr. Apfelgluck

Film Synopsis

Dr Apfelglück, an eminent psychiatrist, relates several of the more serious cases that have arisen in the course of his long and distinguished career.  First there is Martineau, an antiques dealer who liked to take sanctuary in an inn run by a monstrous couple.  Then there is Martinez, a famous television game-show host who went berserk when one of his contestants made a fool of him.  As soon as a patient has confided in him, Dr Apfelglück falls asleep and dreams of a paradise from which you can be excluded by a simple yes or no...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Alessandro Capone, Stéphane Clavier, Mathias Ledoux, Thierry Lhermitte, Hervé Palud
  • Script: Philippe Bruneau, Thierry Lhermitte
  • Cinematographer: Claude Agostini, Roberto Girometti, Gérard Sterin, Jean-Jacques Tarbès
  • Cast: Jacques Villeret (Martineau), Micha Bayard (Maman Tonnerre), Ticky Holgado (L'hôtelier (Le Ténardier)), Claire Nadeau (L'hôtelière (La Ténardière)), Martin Lamotte (L'Espagnol), Charlotte de Turckheim (L'Espagnole), Philippe Bruneau (Jean-Paul Tarade), Alessandro Haber (Jean-Luc), Véronique Genest (Micheline), Ennio Fantastichini (Alain), Daniel Gélin (Roland Grumaud), Renato Scarpa (Michel Martinelli), Angelo Orlando (Le machiniste enrhumé), Nicola Pistoia (Le caméraman), Alain Chabat (Gérard Martinez), Dominique Lavanant (Jacqueline Vidart), Roland Giraud (Émile Leberck), Zabou Breitman (Carole Ribéra), Pascal Sevran (Alain Laurent), Laurence Ashley (Anne Métayer)
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 95 min
  • Aka: The Professional Secrets of Dr. Apfelgluck

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