Monsieur Brotonneau

Monsieur Brotonneau
Directed by	Alexander Esway
Written by	Gaston Arman de Caillavet (play) Marcel Pagnol Robert de Flers (play)
Starring	Raimu Josette Day Marguerite Pierry
Cinematography	Curt Courant
Music by	Vincent Scotto
Production company	Films Marcel Pagnol
Distributed by	Films Marcel Pagnol
Release date	4 August 1939 (1939-08-04)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Monsieur Brotonneau is a 1939 French comedy drama film directed by Alexander Esway and starring Raimu, Josette Day and Marguerite Pierry. ^{[1] [2]}

The film was released not a month before France declared war to Nazi Germany. ^[3]

Synopsis

Monsieur Brotonneau leaves his cheating wife Thérèse for his secretary Louise. When his apparently repentant wife returns he reconciles her while continuing to love his mistress.

Cast

• Raimu as M. Brotonneau
• Josette Day as Louise
• Marguerite Pierry as Thérèse Brotonneau
• Saturnin Fabre as M. de Berville
• Robert Vattier as William Herrer
• Léon Belières as Lardier, l'employé
• Robert Bassac as Friedel
• Pierre Feuillère as Jacques Herrer
• Claire Gérard as Céleste, la bonne
• Jean Témerson as L'huissier

Production

Josette Day joined the cast on the recommendation of Raimu to the director. ^[3] Production started slowly, a new director having been chosen, after Marcel Pagnol left the project. ^[4]

References

1. Crisp p.112
2. Billard, Pierre (1995-01-01). L'âge classique du cinéma français: Du cinéma parlant à la Nouvelle Vague (in French). FeniXX. ISBN   978-2-403-03991-7.
3. Pagnol, Marcel (2015-10-06). J'ai écrit le rôle de ta vie: Correspondances avec Raimu, Fernandel, Cocteau, et les autres... (in French). Groupe Robert Laffont. ISBN   978-2-221-19111-8.
4. Nohain-Raimu, Isabelle (2014-06-05). Raimu, un grand enfant de genie (in French). Cherche Midi. ISBN   978-2-7491-3182-5.

Bibliography

• Crisp, Colin. Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939. Indiana University Press, 2002.

External links

• Monsieur Brotonneau at IMDb