Sex-shop (1972)
Directed by Claude Berri

Comedy / Drama
aka: Le Sex Shop

Film Synopsis

Married two Isabelle and the father of two children, Claude is distressed when his small bookshop heads towards bankruptcy.  Following the advice of a friend, he converts his shop into a sex-shop.  Not only does Claude see a sudden improvement in his financial position (since the new shop is of course a massive success), he also feels liberated to liven up his own sex life...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Claude Berri
  • Script: Claude Berri
  • Cinematographer: Pierre Lhomme
  • Music: Serge Gainsbourg
  • Cast: Jean-Pierre Marielle (Lucien), Juliet Berto (Isabelle), Claude Berri (Claude), Francesca Romana Coluzzi (Lulu), Jacques Martin (Bernard), Claude Piéplu (L'officier), Béatrice Romand (Karin), Jacques Legras (Albert), Louisa Colpeyn (La belle-mère), Grégoire Aslan (Le père d'Isabelle), Jean Tissier (M.de la Grange), Catherine Allégret (Ginette), Juliette Mills (L'auteur), Elisabeth Volkmann (Muriel), Isabelle Ehni (Yvette), Xavier Fonty (Gilbert), Nathalie Delon (Jacqueline), Marlène Appelt (Ingrid), Herbert Fux (M. Henri), Sabine Glaser (Katty)
  • Country: France / West Germany / Italy
  • Language: French
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 99 min
  • Aka: Le Sex Shop

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