Paradis pour tous (1982)
Directed by Alain Jessua

Comedy

aka: Paradise for All

Film Synopsis

By the side of the pool at his luxury villa, Alain Durieux sits in his wheelchair, quietly contemplating his past life whilst his wife subjects herself to the over-attentive care of their friend, Dr Valois. To think that Alain was once a third rate insurance broker, living a humdrum life with nothing to look forward to. In the end, Alain was so depressed that he made up his mind to kill himself. It was at this crucial moment that Dr Valois entered his life and invited him to act as a guinea pig in an experimental trial for a new anti-depressant treatment. Valois believed that by making slight modifications to the brain he could make people happy forever. With nothing to lose, Alain submitted himself to the treatment and, to his surprise, he was transformed into a completely new man...

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Film Credits

Director: Alain Jessua
Script: Alain Jessua, André Ruellan
Cinematographer: Jacques Robin
Music: René Koering, Costin Miereaunu
Cast: Patrick Dewaere (Alain Durieux), Jacques Dutronc (Pierre Valois), Fanny Cottençon (Jeanne Durieux), Stéphane Audran (Edith), Patrice Kerbrat (Armand), Jeanne Goupil (Sophie), Caroline Berg (Nicole), Pierre Hatet (Giraud), Stéphane Bouy (Cordier), Francis Lemaire (Le directeur de l'usine), Thalie Frugès (Joëlle), Anna Gaylor (Une agent d'assurance), Elisabeth Mortensen (Christiane), Philippe Brigaud (Le réalisateur du reportage), André Thorent (M. Borne), François Dyrek (Le responsable du zoo), Jean-Paul Muel (Le directeur furieux), Corinne Corson (Une 'flashée'), Frédéric Bertrand (Le contrebassiste), Désiré Rech (Désiré Rech et ses chimpanzés)
Country: France
Language: French
Support: Color
Runtime: 110 min
Aka: Paradise for All

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