Pédale douce
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| Directed by | Gabriel Aghion |
| Written by | Gabriel Aghion Pierre Palmade Patrick Timsit |
| Starring | Patrick Timsit Fanny Ardant Richard Berry Michèle Laroque |
| Music by | Philippe Chopin Gaetano Donizetti |
| Cinematography | Fabio Conversi |
| Edited by | Luc Barnier |
| Distributed by | AMLF |
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Running time
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100 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Budget | $5 million |
| Box office | $26 million[1] |
Pédale douce is a 1996 French comedy film directed by Gabriel Aghion. Fanny Ardant won the 1997 César Award for Best Actress for her performance as Eva.
Plot
Adrien works in an advertising agency in the day and at night he becomes the queen of a gay bar, run by her best friend, the seductive Eva. When Alexandre Agut, a major client of Adrien, wants to get to know him, he asks Eva to pose as his wife. Everything gets carried away when Alexander falls in love with her.
Cast
- Patrick Timsit - Adrien Aymar
- Fanny Ardant - Evelyne, called Eva
- Richard Berry - Alexandre Agut
- Michèle Laroque - Marie Agut
- Jacques Gamblin - André Lemoine
- Dominique Besnehard - Riki
- Christian Bujeau - Dr. Séverine
- Boris Terral - Cyril
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
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| 1997 | César Award | Best Actress | Fanny Ardant | Won |
| Best Actor | Patrick Timsit | Nominated | ||
| Best Supporting Actor | Jacques Gamblin | Nominated | ||
| Best Supporting Actress | Michèle Laroque | Nominated | ||
| Best Film | Gabriel Aghion | Nominated | ||
| Best Writing | Gabriel Aghion Patrick Timsit |
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Sequel
A 2004's sequel Pédale dure (Pédale douce 3 : Elles sont tellement folles qu'elles ont oublié de faire le 2!) with Gérard Darmon, Michèle Laroque and Dany Boon but he has received generally very negative reviews.
References
External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Pédale douce at IMDb
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