The Happy Man or The Man of Joy (French: L'Homme de Joie) is a 1950 French comedy film directed by Gilles Grangier and starring Jean-Pierre Aumont, Simone Renant and Jacques Morel.[1][2] It was based on a play of the same title by Paul Géraldy and Robert Spitzer.[3] The film's sets were designed by the art director Guy de Gastyne.
| The Happy Man | |
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| Directed by | Gilles Grangier |
| Written by | René Wheeler Paul Géraldy |
| Based on | L'homme de joie by Paul Géraldy and Robert Spitzer |
| Produced by | Alexandre Mnouchkine |
| Starring | Jean-Pierre Aumont Simone Renant Jacques Morel |
| Cinematography | Michel Kelber |
| Edited by | Jacqueline Sadoul |
| Music by | René Sylviano |
Production companies | La Société des Films Sirius Les Films Ariane |
| Distributed by | La Société des Films Sirius |
Release date |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Synopsis
editWhen a married women is shocked to discover that her husband is having a romantic flirtation with an actress. She engages a charming young man known as the "man of the joy" to draw the actresses' attention away from her husband.
Cast
edit- Jean-Pierre Aumont as Henri Perlis
- Simone Renant as Madeleine Jolivet
- Jacques Morel as Edouard Jolivet
- Lysiane Rey as Margot Baron
- Nadine Alari as Mireille Dalier
- Jacqueline Noëlle as Evelyne
- Henri Crémieux as M. Jolivet père
- Anita Palacine as Lisa
References
edit- ^ Rège p.462
- ^ "L'Homme de joie de Gilles Grangier (1950)". Unifrance. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
- ^ Goble p.177
Bibliography
edit- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
- Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
External links
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