Nous irons tous au paradis (1977) Directed by Yves Robert
Comedy
aka: Pardon Mon Affaire, Too!
Film Review
After the popular success of Un éléphant ça trompe énormément, director
Yves Robert reunited his four luckless heroes in this equally charming sequel. As
in the earlier film, Nous irons tous au paradis follows four very different middle-aged
men who find sanctuary from their mid-life crises through their friendship. Being
a typically French sophisticated comedy, most of the jokes are in the dialogue, but there
are also a number of brilliant deadpan visual jokes. The film benefits greatly from
a strong cast which includes Jean Rochefort (whose comic timing here is impeccable) and
Claude Brasseur. Despite the somewhat rambling narrative and an intrusive voice
over narration, this is an enjoyable film which offers some succour to those who are experiencing
the first string of the male menopause.
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Next Yves Robert film: Le Jumeau (1984)
Film Synopsis
When he finds a photograph of his wife kissing another man, Etienne Dorsay becomes mad
with jealousy and decides to conduct his own investigation, trailing his wife wherever
she goes. His three friends - Daniel, Simon and Bouly - are similarly
going through something of a mid-life crisis. Simon's attempts to get married
are repeatedly thwarted by his overly possessive mother, whilst Bouly is fighting a constant
battle to keep the children of his many amorous liaisons. Most surprising of all,
Daniel - an overtly gay man - falls in love with a much older woman and decides
to get married. With their love lives in turmoil, the four friends seek distraction
by buying a house in the country. Unfortunately, even this decision proves to be
a disaster…
Cast:Jean Rochefort (Etienne Dorsay),
Claude Brasseur (Daniel),
Guy Bedos (Simon),
Victor Lanoux (Bouly),
Danièle Delorme (Marthe Dorsay),
Marthe Villalonga (Mouchy Messina),
Jenny Arasse (Bernadette),
Josiane Balasko (Josy),
Anne-Marie Blot (Marie-Ange),
Elisabeth Margoni (Daisy, Bouly's fiancee),
Pascale Reynaud (Delphine),
Maïa Simon (Madame Chalamand),
Catherine Verlor (Stéphanie),
Jean-Pierre Castaldi (The bully),
Vania Vilers (Banoît, Marthe's lover),
Daniel Gélin (Bastien),
Gaby Sylvia (Marie-Christine Bosquet),
Carole Jacquinot (Mireille),
Janine Souchon (Bouly's secretary),
Christophe Bourseiller (Lucien)
Country: France
Language: French
Support: Color
Runtime: 110 min
Aka:Pardon Mon Affaire, Too! ;
We Will All Meet in Paradise
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