Comedy ·Drama ·Romance · France · 1984 · 1h 48m

Le Bon Plaisir

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Director
Francis Girod
Cast
Catherine Deneuve as Claire Després Michel Serrault as Le ministre de l'Intérieur Jean-Louis Trintignant as Le Président de la République Hippolyte Girardot as Pierre Michel Auclair as Herbert Michel Boisrond as Le Premier ministre
Crew
Jean Penzer — Director of Photography Geneviève Winding — Editor Georges Delerue — Original Music Composer Françoise Giroud — Writer Francis Girod — Writer Françoise Giroud — Novel
Synopsis

Claire's handbag is stolen. It contained a letter written ten years previously by the man who is now the French President. In the letter, he urges his pregnant mistress to have an abortion. Claire immediately alerts the President's men. From that moment, the machinery of state swings into action.

Key Collaborators
Francis Girod Director Jean Penzer Director of Photography Geneviève Winding Editor Georges Delerue Original Music Composer Françoise Giroud Writer Francis Girod Writer Françoise Giroud Novel Marin Karmitz Producer François de Lamothe Production Design Michèle Cerf Costume Design
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