La vie d'un honnête homme
ComedyDrama
A mean bourgeois meets up with his twin brother again .
Director
Sacha Guitry
Writers
N/A
Stars
Michel Simon, Marguerite Pierry, Laurence Badie
Release Date
February 18, 1953
Language
French
Country
France
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Reviews
🎭 Top Cast
Michel Simon
as Albert Ménard-Lacoste
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Marguerite Pierry
as Madeleine Lacoste
Laurence Badie
as Geneviève Lacoste
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François Guérin
as Pierre Lacoste
Louis de Funès
as Emile, le valet de chambre
Claude Gensac
as Evelyne, la femme de chambre
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Marthe Sarbel
as Marie, la cuisinière
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Michel Nastorg
as Le mécanicien
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Léon Walther
as Me Denizot, le notaire
André Brunot
as Dr. Ogier
🎬 Technical Specs
Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Studios Photosonor, Courbevoie, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Production
S.B. Films, Général Productions
🏷️ Keywords
european comedy20th centuryeuropefrench comedyhusband leaves family
🎯 Categories
FrenchComedyDrama
⭐ Featured Review
Marvellous Michel Simon
"If you are looking for virtuosic direction--fast cutting, swooping camera work and the like--don't bother with this. Visually the style is a bit clumsy; some scenes run on too long and the sets can be a little skimpy. If great acting from the star is what you want, then you'll get it here. Simon is terrific, just as good as he'd been in Panique in 1946. The contrast between bourgeois respectable Albert and rough-hewn Alain (just back from Canada, where he'd done prison time for some indiscretion) is beautifully well-drawn. Imagine a man who tells everybody that his twin bro..."
💡 Did You Know?
Final film of Marthe Sarbel.
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📖 Synopsis
A mean bourgeois meets up with his twin brother again .