Synopsis
A French farce set in Victorian London where a botanist and his wife get into trouble when they pretend to go missing in order to hide from their sanctimonious cousin – an Anglican bishop who is leading a campaign against such writing.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes78%
71 audience votes
Key crew
- Marcel CarnéDirector
- Maurice JaubertOriginal Music Composer
- Jacques PrévertScreenplay
Cast
- Françoise RosayMargaret Molyneux
- Michel SimonIrwin Molyneux, alias Félix Chapel
- Jean-Pierre AumontBilly - le laitier amoureux d'Eva
- Louis JouvetArchibald Soper, évèque de Bedford
- Nadine VogelEva - la secrétaire des Molyneux
- Henri GuisolBuffington - un journaliste alcoolique
- Jenny BurnayMadame Pencil - la cuisinière des Molyneux
- Agnès Caprila chanteuse des rues
- Annie CarielElisabeth Soper - la femme de l'évêque
- Jeanne LoryMrs. McPhearson - la tante d'Irwin qui perd la tête
- Madeleine SuffelVictory - la dame de compagnie de Mrs. McPhearson
- SinoëlLe gardien de prison
Stills
Themes
botanistvictorian england