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Ma femme est formidable

  • 19511951
  • 1h 32m
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5.5/10
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Ma femme est formidable (1951)
  • Comedy
Raymond Corbier, a sculptor, has a wonderful wife, Sylvia, whom he adores. To save a passionate admirer who simulates suicide because she does not respond to her advances, Sylvia, an irrepro... Read allRaymond Corbier, a sculptor, has a wonderful wife, Sylvia, whom he adores. To save a passionate admirer who simulates suicide because she does not respond to her advances, Sylvia, an irreproachable wife, is forced to lie for the first time to Raymond.Raymond Corbier, a sculptor, has a wonderful wife, Sylvia, whom he adores. To save a passionate admirer who simulates suicide because she does not respond to her advances, Sylvia, an irreproachable wife, is forced to lie for the first time to Raymond.
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  • Director
    • André Hunebelle
  • Writers
    • Michel Audiard(uncredited)
    • Jean Halain
  • Stars
    • Fernand Gravey
    • Sophie Desmarets
    • Simone Valère
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  • Director
    • André Hunebelle
  • Writers
    • Michel Audiard(uncredited)
    • Jean Halain
  • Stars
    • Fernand Gravey
    • Sophie Desmarets
    • Simone Valère
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    Fernand Gravey
    Fernand Gravey
    • Raymond Corbieras Raymond Corbier
    Sophie Desmarets
    Sophie Desmarets
    • Sylvia Corbieras Sylvia Corbier
    Simone Valère
    Simone Valère
    • Marguerite Rivalas Marguerite Rival
    Suzanne Dehelly
    • La mère de Sylviaas La mère de Sylvia
    Pauline Carton
    Pauline Carton
    • La conciergeas La concierge
    Max Dalban
    • Un déménageuras Un déménageur
    Paul Demange
    Paul Demange
    • Un déménageuras Un déménageur
    Pierre Destailles
    • Le portieras Le portier
    Anne-Marie Duverney
    • L'infirmièreas L'infirmière
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    Claude Garbe
    • La jeune mèreas La jeune mère
    Nicole Jonesco
    • La femme de chambreas La femme de chambre
    Andrée Tainsy
    Andrée Tainsy
    • La femme de chambreas La femme de chambre
    Alan Adair
    • Hartley, L'Anglaisas Hartley, L'Anglais
    Charles Bouillaud
    • Le chef de réception à l'hôtelas Le chef de réception à l'hôtel
    Louis Bugette
    Louis Bugette
    • Le clochardas Le clochard
    • (as Bugette)
    Paul Faivre
    • Le chauffeur de taxias Le chauffeur de taxi
    Louis de Funès
    Louis de Funès
    • Le touriste skieuras Le touriste skieur
    Jean-Paul Moulinot
    • Le docteuras Le docteur
    • (as J.P. Moulinot)
    • Director
      • André Hunebelle
    • Writers
      • Michel Audiard(uncredited)
      • Jean Halain
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    The parrot steals the show.
    André Hunebelle was an odd-job man ,always seeing which when the wind would blow when he made his movies;hence his eclecticism ,so to speak:comedies,swashbucklers (genre in which his gave his most pleasant works ),spy thrillers ,spoofs ....

    "Ma Femme Est Formidable" belongs to the "Theatre De Boulevard " genre and conveys all it its clichés: husbands and wives ,lovers, intrusive mother-in -law ,curious concierges (the obligatory Pauline Carton),all happening in a bourgeois milieu : dentist ,artists,hint at a marquis , mom-in-law has a game of bridge planned and everybody meets for the Winter sports ,a luxury at the time.

    All is borrowed in the exceptionally poor screenplay :the scene when Fernand Gravey takes revenge on his supposedly unfaithful wife strongly reminds you of Raimu in "La Femme Du Boulanger"(the baker's wife),the statues replacing La Pomponnette,the female cat.The trick of the costume ball has been used a hundred times or more.

    Louis De Funès appears a a tourist who finds it hard getting a room in the hotel managed by Noel Roquevert who was featured in countless fifties French films.
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    • Release date
      • December 5, 1951 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • My Wife Is Formidable
    • Production company
      • Pathé Consortium Cinéma
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 32 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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