PAS SUR LA BOUCHE

A buoyant and entertaining musical comedy from acclaimed director Alain Resnais (HIROSHIMA MON AMOUR), based on a 1925 Parisian-style operetta.

Frivolous Parisian socialite Gilberte Valandray (Sabine Azema) is happily wed to steel magnate Georges Valandray (Pierre Aditi). Though Gilberte is being heartily pursued by Charley (Jalil Lespert), a handsome young artist, and by Faradel (Daniel Provost), an aging paramour, Georges has total trust in his wife's fidelity. He believes that a woman is forever blissfully joined to her first lover (ie her first husband) - so he refuses to be jealous or worried.

Gilberte has no intention of cheating on Georges. But she does intend to keep from him the inconvenient fact that she was married once before, in the US, to American businessman Eric Thompson (Lambert Wilson). Only her sister (and maid) Arlette (Isabel Nanty) is in on the secret. Huguette (played by the wonderful Audrey Tautou) is also in the mix as a shy family friend with a huge crush on Charley. The fun begins in earnest when Georges mentions he has invited to a prospective business partner to dinner - none other than Thompson.

The operetta boasts an enticing variety of songs peppered with witty and unnervingly relevant lyrics. The brilliant all-star cast, wonderful production design, and very playful visual flourishes, make for a supremely handsome, and hugely enjoyable spectacle. PAS SUR LA BOUCHE is not to be missed!

France - 2004 - Musical Comedy - 117 mins
In French with English subtitles

Director: Alain Resnais
Original Script: Andre Barde & Maurice Yvain
Cast: Sabine Azema, Isabelle Nanty, Audrey Tautou, Pierre Arditi, Darry Cowl, Lambert Wilson