Doucement les basses (1971)
Directed by Jacques Deray

Comedy
aka: Easy Down There!

Film Synopsis

After his wife Rita died in tragic circumstances, musician Simon Médieu took the decision to start a new life, as a priest in a small Breton village.  Seven years later, Simon could not be happier, content to spend his remaining days in contemplative prayer and consoling the widows of fishermen.  Then, one day, he is visited by a stranger, Francisco, who identifies himself as Rita's husband.   Simon can hardly believe what he hears.  Rita is still alive.  She staged her death because she could no longer endure living with him.  Now it seems Rita is a changed woman.  Her only wish is to make a fresh start with Simon...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Jacques Deray
  • Script: Jacques Deray, Pascal Jardin
  • Cinematographer: Jean-Jacques Tarbès
  • Music: Claude Bolling
  • Cast: Alain Delon (Simon Médieu), Paul Meurisse (L'évêque), Nathalie Delon (Rita), Julien Guiomar (Francisco), Paul Préboist (Le vieil enfant de choeur), André Bollet (Mickey), Serge Davri (Le brigadier), Carlo Nell (Le gendarme), Georges Ass (Le diacre), Philippe Castelli (Le grand vicaire), Marc Cauvy (Le chauffeur), Marcel Gassouk (Marin au Vieux Marins), Georges Guéret (Marin au Vieux Marins), Jean-Pierre Janic (Marin au Vieux Marins), Jean-Marie Lancelot (Marin au Vieux Marins), Miranda Campa, Yvan Chiffre, Sylvie Lenoir, Gilbert Servien, Lionel Vitrant
  • Country: Italy / France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 85 min
  • Aka: Easy Down There!

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