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Fernandel the Dressmaker

1956 · 95 min

A breezy, good-natured French farce that coasts on charm and comic misunderstandings rather than surprises.

Directed by
Jean Boyer
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Fernandel, Suzy Delair, Fred Pasquali
Overview
A modest taylor the women found irresistible inherit a Maison de couture in financial difficulty. Decided to save it he prepare a great collection. But when his wife discovered his relations with one of the mannequin, how would he prevent the scandale without loosing... both of them?!

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Directed by
Jean Boyer
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Fernandel, Suzy Delair, Fred Pasquali
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • betrayal
  • work
  • family
  • deception
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour7
Realism6
Romance5
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Jean Boyer
Written by
Jean Boyer, Jean Manse, Gérard Carlier
Starring
Fernandel, Suzy Delair, Fred Pasquali, Françoise Fabian, André Bervil, Gaston Orbal, Robert Pizani, Georges Chamarat
Runtime
95 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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