''Chotard and Company'' (French: ''Chotard et Cie'') is a 1933 French

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by

Jean Renoir Jean Renoir (; 15 September 1894 – 12 February 1979) was a French film director, screenwriter, actor, producer and author. As a film director and actor, he made more than forty films from the silent film, silent era to the end of the 1960s. ...

and starring

Jeanne Boitel Jeanne Boitel (; 4 January 1904 – 7 August 1987) was a French film actress. She played a role in the Resistance during World War II, using the surname of ''Mozart''. She met Jacques Jaujard during her resistance activities in the war, and marr ...

Fernand Charpin Fernand Charpin (30 May 1887 – 6 November 1944) was a French actor. He is known for his role as Honoré Panisse in Marcel Pagnol's Marseille trilogy, beginning with '' Marius'' in 1931. Selected filmography * '' Marius'' (1931) * '' Fanny'' ( ...

and

Jeanne Loury Jeanne Loury or Jane Loury (1876–1951) was a French stage actor, stage and film actress.Goble p.199 Selected filmography * ''My Aunt from Honfleur (1923 film), My Aunt from Honfleur'' (1923) * ''House in the Sun'' (1929) * ''All That's Not Wort ...

.Faulkner p.17 It was released by the French subsidiary of

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Cast

References

Bibliography

* Christopher Faulkner. ''The Social Cinema of Jean Renoir''. Princeton University Press, 2014.

External links

* 1933 films 1930s French-language films Films directed by Jean Renoir 1933 comedy films French comedy films French black-and-white films 1930s French films {{1930s-France-film-stub