Joyeuses Pâques
1984 Comedy
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Summary
Stéphane Margelle is a successful industrialist who somehow
manages to conceal his innumerable amorous adventures from his wife
Sophie. Shortly after arriving on the Côte d’Azur, a young
woman, Julie, falls for Stéphane’s charms. With nowhere to
spend the night, she allows the aging Don Juan to take her back to his
mansion. Stéphane’s plans for a quite evening of seduction
are wrecked when Sophie returns unexpectedly – her plane journey having
been cancelled due to a strike. With the threat of divorce
hanging over him, Stéphane tells his wife that Julie is his
daughter… Review
Clearly not a film for the culturally minded, Joyeuses Pâques is little
more than a vehicle to allow its star actor, Jean-Paul Belmondo, to
indulge his penchant for action stunts and theatrical over-the-top
acting. This is a shame because the storyline initially shows
promise and Jean Poiret’s script has some very good scripted
jokes. Unfortunately, Belmondo appears to be on some kind of mission
to out-charisma and out-stage everything in sight and the film just reeks
of nauseating self-indulgence.
© James Travers 2007 |
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