Happy Easter

1984 1h 34m FR

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5.9

MID

★5.9TMDB · 160

Comedy

Synopsis

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Chronic serial womanizer Stephane Margelle drops his wife Sophie off at the airport so she can go away for Easter weekend. He immediately picks up beautiful young Julie, who has just had a fight with her married boyfriend. He gets her back to his apartment and is preparing for a sexy weekend, when his wife suddenly returns home. He makes up a bizarre, on-the-spot, spur-of-the-moment story that the gorgeous girl is actually his long-lost daughter. Julie plays along, but this leads to a whole series of increasingly ridiculous lies and comical situations (such as when her real mother shows up).

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Jean-Paul Belmondo
Stephane Margelle
Sophie Marceau
Julie
Marie Laforêt
Sophie Margelle
Rosy Varte
Marlène Chataigneau, la mère de Julie
Michel Beaune
Rousseau
Marie-Christine Descouard
Melle Fleury
Gérard Hernandez
Le serveur du restaurant indien
Elisabeth Kolhammar
Marguerite, la bonne

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Georges Lautner
Writers: Georges Lautner, Jean Poiret, Jean Poiret
Languages: French
Countries: France

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ERA

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42 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Georges Lautner, shot by Edmond Séchan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Philippe Sarde. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Michelle David shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Jean-Paul Belmondo and Sophie Marceau and Marie Laforêt carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0087514 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Georges Lautner directs. Edmond Séchan behind the camera. Philippe Sarde scores. Michelle David cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

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142 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Georges Lautner, shot by Edmond Séchan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Philippe Sarde. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Michelle David shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Jean-Paul Belmondo and Sophie Marceau and Marie Laforêt carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0087514 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.