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Les Lavandières Du Portugal
''Les Lavandières du Portugal'' (''The Washerwomen of Portugal'') is a 1957 French film comedy directed by Pierre Gaspard-Huit. It was produced by Les Films Univers, Société Pathé Cinéma and Suevia Films (Madrid), distributed by Pathé Consortium and developed by Laboratoire Franay L.T.C Saint-Cloud with montage by LAX. It was shot between 2 May and 6 June 1957 and released on 23 August that year. Plot Two companies are in fierce competition to carry out the publicity for the new American 'Floc' washing machine, with two teams led by Jean-François and Catherine. They both go to Portugal to try to tempt a jolly washerwoman to come to Paris to take part in the launch and both teams try to eliminate the competition. Catherine manages to find a suitable candidate, Mariana, but Jean-François manages to get her to follow him to Paris by offering to marry her. Crew * Director : Pierre Gaspard-Huit * Director (Spanish version) : Ramon Torrado * Screenplay: Jean Marsan, Madeleine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Gaspard-Huit
Pierre Gaspard-Huit (29 November 1917 – 1 May 2017) was a French film director and screenwriter. He directed the 1963 film '' Shéhérazade'', which starred Anna Karina. He was once married to actress Claudine Auger when she was 18, and he was 41 years old.Tom Lisanti and Louis Paul, ''Film Fatales: Women in Espionage Films and Television, 1962-1973''. McFarland and Company, Inc. Publishers (2002), p. 46 She acted in several of his films. Filmography * '' La Vie tragique d'Utrillo'' (1949) * '' L'Herbe à la Reyne'' (1951) * '' La Fugue de Monsieur Perle'' (1952) (co-directed with Roger Richebé) * ''The Little Czar'' (1954) * '' Sophie et le Crime'' (1955) * '' Maid in Paris'' (1956) * ''The Bride Is Much Too Beautiful'' (1956) * ''Les Lavandières du Portugal'' (1957) * ''Christine'' (1958) * '' Captain Fracasse'' (1961) * '' Shéhérazade'' (1963) * ''Gibraltar'' (1964) * ''Living It Up'' (1966) * ''The Last of the Mohicans'' (1968) (co-directed with Jean Dréville and Serg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |