''Extenuating Circumstances'' (French: ''Circonstances atténuantes'') is a 1939 French
comedy film directed by
Jean Boyer and starring
Michel Simon,
Suzanne Dantès and
Arletty.
[The A to Z of French Cinema p.294] It was shot at the
Joinville Studios in
Paris. The film's sets were designed by the
art director
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It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and ...
Jacques Colombier
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As the FN's top candidate in Aquitaine in the 2004 French regional elections, 2004 regional elections he won 11.45% of the votes in the first round ...
.
Synopsis
A retired
judge
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known for his harsh views on law and order, leaves for a
seaside holiday
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with his wife. However just outside Paris their car breaks down and they are forced to spend the night in a hotel which is a notorious haunt for criminals.
Cast
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Michel Simon as M. Gaetan Le Sentencier, 'La Sentence'
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Suzanne Dantès as Mme Nathalie Le Sentencier
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Dorville as Jules Le Bouic
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Arletty as Marie Qu'a-d'ça
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François Simon as La poupée
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Andrex as Môme de Dieu
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Robert Arnoux as Gabriel, the chauffeur
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as Gabriel's Girlfriend
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Robert Ozanne as Cinq de Canne
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Georges Lannes as Coup de Châsse
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Liliane Lesaffre as Lontine Le Bouic
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Mila Parély
Mila Parély (7 October 1917 – 14 January 2012), born Olga Colette Peszynski, was a French actress of Polish ancestry best known for the roles of Félicie, Belle's eldest sister, in Jean Cocteau's '' La Belle et la Bête'' (1946), and as Gen ...
as La Panthère
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Émile Saint-Ober as Coco
References
Bibliography
* Dayna Oscherwitz & MaryEllen Higgins. ''The A to Z of French Cinema''. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
External links
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1939 films
French comedy films
1939 comedy films
1930s French-language films
Films directed by Jean Boyer
Films shot at Joinville Studios
Films set in Paris
1930s French films
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