| Monsieur Brotonneau | |
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| Directed by | Alexander Esway |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Curt Courant |
| Music by | Vincent Scotto |
Production company | Films Marcel Pagnol |
| Distributed by | Films Marcel Pagnol |
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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]
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.
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Monsieur Vincent is a 1947 French film about Vincent de Paul. In 1949, it won an honorary Academy Award as the best foreign language film released in the United States in 1948. The Vatican placed it amongst their 1995 list of films under the category of Religion due to its thematic nature. Pierre Fresnay portrayed Vincent.
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The Imaginary Invalid is a 1934 French historical comedy film directed by Lucien Jaquelux and starring Robert Pizani, Ginette Gaubert and Nane Germon. It is an adaptation of the 1673 play The Imaginary Invalid by Molière, later turned into a 1952 West German film of the same title.
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