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Neuf mois
1994 Comedy
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Credits
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Director: Patrick Braoudé
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Script: Patrick Braoudé, Daniel Russo
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Photo: Jean-Yves Le Mener
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Music: Jacques Davidovici
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Cast: Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu (Mathilde),
Catherine Jacob (Dominique),
Patrick Braoudé (Samuel),
Daniel Russo (Georges),
Patrick Bouchitey (Marc),
Pascal Légitimus (Le gynéco débutant)
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Country: France
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Language: French
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Runtime: 110 min
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Aka: Nine Months
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Summary
Psychiatrist Samuel is unable to cope with the news that his girlfriend Mathilde is pregnant.
Meanwhile his artist friend Marc has left his wife because he cannot agree to start
a family, whilst married couple Georges and Dominique learn that a fourth child is on
the way. Samuel and his girlfriend’s relationship is stretched to breaking
point as Mathilde’s pregnancy takes its natural course…
Review
The multi-talented Patrick Braoudé wrote, directed and starred in this anarchic
comedy which somehow manages to make light of the most stressful nine months in any couple’s
relationship. Whilst some of the comic situations are painfully laboured (no pun
intended) Braoudé shows great originality in both his writing and directing,
making this a fast-paced comedy with an unusual flavour.
Annoyingly, the film is somewhat marred by some very silly slapstick, particularly
in its last ten minutes. This is just about made up for by some odd surrealist
touches which you would not expect to find in a mainstream French comedy. The film
makes very few concessions to good taste, however. If the intimate details of pregnancy
we are shown doesn’t cause you to vomit over your popcorn, it could well put you
off having children for life. Maybe Patrick Braoudé’s intention was
to solve the problem of birth control…?
This film was (predictably) followed
by an American remake Nine Months (1995), directed by Chris Columbus with High
Grant in the role of Samuel. Typically, the original French film is marginally better
than its remake.
© James Travers 2004
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