Le Bon Plaisir

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Le Bon Plaisir
Directed by Francis Girod
Written by Francis Girod, Françoise Giroud (novel)
Produced by Ariel Zeitoun
Starring Catherine Deneuve
Jean-Louis Trintignant
Michel Serrault
Cinematography Jean Penzer
Edited by Genevieve Winding
Music by Georges Delerue
Release date
  • 18 January 1984 (1984-01-18)
Running time
102 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Box office$7,325,880 [1]

Le Bon Plaisir is a 1984 French film directed by Francis Girod. The film relates the story of the efforts of a President of the French Republic (Jean-Louis Trintignant) informed, after a number of years, of the existence of a son born from an extramarital relationship with Claire (Catherine Deneuve), a former mistress, to cover up any kind of proof likely to tarnish his reputation using the secret service.

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The CD soundtrack composed by Georges Delerue.

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  1. "Le Bon plaisir (1984) - JPBox-Office".