The Pont-Biquet Family

1935 film
  • 20 September 1935 (1935-09-20)
Running time
90 minutesCountryFranceLanguageFrench

The Pont-Biquet Family (French: La famille Pont-Biquet) is a 1935 French comedy film directed by Christian-Jaque and starring Gina Manès, Armand Bernard and Paul Pauley.[1] It is based on the 1897 play of the same title by Alexandre Bisson.[2] The film's sets were designed by the art directors Henri Ménessier and René Renoux.

Synopsis

The Pont-Biquet is headed my a judge and his domineering wife. Their two daughters and son-in-law try to get round the elder generation.

Cast

  • Gina Manès as Carmen
  • Armand Bernard as La Reynette
  • Paul Pauley as Monsieur Pont-Biquet - juge d'instruction
  • Jacqueline Daix as Gabrielle
  • Jacques de Féraudy as Dagobert
  • Claude Lehmann as Jacques Dubois
  • Pierre Stéphen as Toupance
  • Alice Tissot as Madame Pont-Biquet

References

  1. ^ Oscherwitz & Higgins p.92
  2. ^ Goble p.42

Bibliography

  • Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1935-1939. Pygmalion, 1986.
  • Crisp, Colin. Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939. Indiana University Press, 2002.
  • Oscherwitz, Dayna & Higgins, MaryEllen . The A to Z of French Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
  • Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

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