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...
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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