We Will All Meet in Paradise

1977 1h 50m FR

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6.8

SOLID

★6.8TMDB · 163

Comedy

Synopsis

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Having fortuitously discovered a photograph in which Marthe embraces someone unknown, Étienne Dorsay becomes jealous and imagines various stratagems to identify the lover. In the meantime, he and his friends acquire a weekend house for a very low price.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Jean Rochefort
Etienne Dorsay
Claude Brasseur
Daniel
Guy Bedos
Simon Messina, doctor
Victor Lanoux
Boulifet, aka 'Bouly'
Danièle Delorme
Marthe Dorsay, Étienne's wife
Marthe Villalonga
Mouchy Messina, Simon's possessive mother
Jenny Arasse
Bernadette, designer collaborating with Étienne
Josiane Balasko
Josy, Lucien's girlfriend

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yves Robert
Writers: Yves Robert, Jean-Loup Dabadie
Languages: French
Countries: France

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ERA

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

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CRAFT

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Part of the "Un éléphant ça trompe énormément" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Yves Robert, shot by René Mathelin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Pierre Gillette 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 Rochefort and Claude Brasseur and Guy Bedos carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0076470 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Yves Robert directs. René Mathelin behind the camera. Pierre Gillette cuts. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

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149 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "Un éléphant ça trompe énormément" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Yves Robert, shot by René Mathelin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Pierre Gillette shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Jean Rochefort and Claude Brasseur and Guy Bedos carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0076470 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Released under 13 different titles around the world.