Pas de week-end pour notre amour (1949)
Directed by Pierre Montazel

Film Review

Not even the star presence of singing sensation Luis Mariano can salvage this terminally insipid musical comedy, which is by far the weakest of Mariano's screen outings.  Pierre Montazel directs the film almost as if it were a funeral procession, although its leaden pace and lack of incident owe just as much to its humourless script.  Louis de Funès brightens things up momentarily but even his pratfalls soon become wearisome.  Looking distinctly subdued in one of his final screen roles, Jules Berry has his work cut out for him, the one member of the cast who at least looks as if he is interested in salvaging this still-born disaster.  Mariano's musical numbers make the film bearable for his fans, but for anyone else it's a pretty grim deal.

Film Synopsis

When it is announced that the world famous singer Franck Reno is about to get married his fans are understandably up in arms.  It all began when a journalist Margaret Duval overheard a conversation between Franck and his mother, the daughter of the Baron de Valirman.  Having charmed Franck's brother, Christian, Margaret earns an invitation to the baron's castle for a family get-together.  It is here that Margaret and Christian's fiancée Lorie both fall head-over-heels in love with Franck.  After a series of misunderstandings, the baron makes up his mind that Franck must marry Lorie...