''Le Tracassin ou Les Plaisirs de la ville'' is a French comedy film directed by

Alex Joffé Alex Joffé (18 November 1918 – 18 August 1995) was a French film director and screenwriter, known for ''Les cracks'' (1968), ''Fortunat'' (1960) and ''La grosse caisse'' (1965). He was the father of the director Arthur Joffé, as well as Mar ...

, released in

1961 Events January * January 3 ** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and consular relations with Cuba ( Cuba–United States relations are restored in 2015). ** Aero Flight 311 ...

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Plot

The stress of urban living, his sister's new baby and problems with his desire to move in with his girlfriend, the beautiful Juliette, push André to take too many euphoric pills made in the laboratory where he is employed.

Production

Source: IMDb * Direction:

, assisted by D. Mage, F. Boucher, B. Chesnais * Screenplay and adaptation:

Jean Bernard-Luc Jean Bernard-Luc, real name Lucien Boudousse, (Guatemala City, 8 February 1909 – Pontoise (Val-d'Oise), 18 May 1985) was a 20th-century French screenwriter and dialoguist. Biography Born in Guatemala, he arrived in France with his parents a ...

, Alex Joffé * Script: Jean Bernard-Luc * Photography: Marc Fossard ;

Paul Rodier Paul may refer to: *Paul (given name), a given name (includes a list of people with that name) *Paul (surname), a list of people People Christianity * Paul the Apostle (AD c.5–c.64/65), also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul, early Chri ...

and Serge Rapoutet (operators) * Sound: René Sarazin * Editing: Eric Pluet * Music:

Georges Van Parys Georges Van Parys (7 June 1902 in Paris – 28 January 1971 in Paris) was a French composer of film music and operettas. Among his musical influences were the group Les Six, Maurice Ravel, and Claude Debussy. Later in his career he served as vi ...

(éditions Manèges) * Song: ''Puisqu'on s'aime'', lyrics by (éditions Pathé Marconi) * Scenery:

Rino Mondellini Rino Mondellini (1908-1974) was an Italian art director known for his work in the French film industry.Hayward p.244 Selected filmography * '' Come Down, Someone Wants You'' (1951) * '' The Night Is My Kingdom'' (1951) * ''Shadow and Light'' (195 ...

;

Gabriel Béchir Gabriel Béchir (24 October 1927 – 18 December 2001) was a French film set decorator. He was nominated for an Academy Awards, Academy Award in the category Academy Award for Best Production Design, Best Art Direction for the film ''The Lon ...

* Make up: Janine Jarreau * Hair: Henry Prévost * Production: Pierre Cabaud, René Bézard * Production company: Les Films

Raoul Ploquin Raoul Edouard Ploquin (20 May 1900 – 29 November 1992) was a French film producer, production manager and screenwriter. He was co-nominated for the Academy Award for Best Story for the film ''The Sheep Has Five Legs'' (1954). Selected filmogr ...

, Pathé Cinéma * Distribution company: Consortium Pathé * Format: Black and white - 35 mm - 1,37:1 - Monoaural sound (recorded by Poste Parisien) * Principal photography: Studios « Franstudio » * Prints: Laboratoire G.T.C de Joinville * Genre: Comedy * Length: 103 minutes * Premier: 20 December

Cast

Source: IMDb *

Bourvil André Robert Raimbourg (; 27 July 1917 – 23 September 1970), better known as André Bourvil (), and mononymously as Bourvil, was a French actor and singer best known for his roles in comedy films, most notably in his collaboration with Louis ...

: André Loriot, laboratory worker * Pierrette Bruno: Juliette, André's mistress *

Maria Pacôme Maria Pacôme (18 July 1923 – 1 December 2018) was a French actress and playwright. Biography Born on 18 July 1923 in Paris, Maria Pacôme was the daughter of Maurice Pacôme and Germaine Hivonait. Her father was deported to Buchenwald conc ...

: Madame Gonzalès, the doctor's mistress *

Rosy Varte Rosy Varte (22 November 1923 – 14 January 2012) was a French actress of Armenian descent. She made more than 100 film and television appearances during her career. She starred in the 1972 film ''The Bar at the Crossing'', which was enter ...

: restaurant patroness *

Micheline Luccioni Micheline Luccioni (1930–1992) was a French stage, film and television actress.Cowie & Elley p.127 Her son, José Luccioni, is also an actor. Partial filmography * '' Gervaise'' (1956) - Clémence - une blanchisseuse, ouvrière chez Gervaise * ...

: Jeannette, waitress on the restaurant *

Mireille Perrey Mireille Perrey (1904–1991) was a French stage and film actress.Goble p.328 Perrey played some leading roles in the 1930s but gradually developed into a character actor, appearing in films such as the British comedy ''Hotel Sahara'' (1951). In 1 ...

: The boss of the Babylis shop *

Yvonne Clech Yvonne is a female given name. It is the feminine form of Yvon, which is derived from the French name Yves and Yvette. It is from the French word ''iv'', meaning "yew" (or tree). Since yew wood was used for bows, Ivo may have been an occupatio ...

: Music teacher *

Dominique Davray Dominique Davray (born Marie-Louise Gournay; 27 January 1919 in Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi) ...

: Loriot's concierge *

Françoise Deldick Françoise () is a French feminine given name (equivalent to the Italian Francesca) and may refer to: * Anne Françoise Elizabeth Lange (1772–1816), French actress * Claudine Françoise Mignot (1624–1711), French adventuress * Françoise Adn ...

: A walker *

Léo Campion Léo Campion (born ''Léon Louis Octave Campion''; 24 March 1905 in Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165 ...

: Monsieur Van Hooten *

Armand Mestral Armand Mestral (born ''Armand Serge Zelikson''; 25 November 1917 - 17 September 2000) was a French actor and singer. He appeared in more than seventy films from 1945 to 1992. Filmography References External links * 1917 births 2000 d ...

: Doctor Clairac, boss of André and Juliette *

Jean-Paul Coquelin Jean Paul or ''variation'' may refer to: Places * Rue ''Jean-Paul-II'', several streets, see List of places named after Pope John Paul II * Place ''Jean Paul II'', several squares, see List of places named after Pope John Paul II People Given n ...

: A policeman *

Harry-Max Harry-Max (born Maxime Louis Charles Dichamp; 23 November 1901 – 13 March 1979) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than eighty films from 1938 to 1975. Filmography References External links * 1901 births 1979 deaths ...

: Monsieur Crollebois, the locksmith * Charpini: The hairdresser * Mario David: Sports coach * Teddy Bilis: The client at table 8 *

Lucien Guervil Lucien is a male given name. It is the French form of Luciano or Latin ''Lucianus'', patronymic of Lucius. Lucien, Saint Lucien, or Saint-Lucien may also refer to: People Given name * Lucien of Beauvais, Christian saint *Lucien, a band member ...

: Another policeman * Jean-Marie Proslier: The neighbour (rôle cut in editing) * Étienne Bierry: The policeman in front of the foreign embassy *

Maurice Garrel Maurice Garrel (24 February 1923 – 4 June 2011) was a French film actor. Garrel was born in Saint-Servais, Isère. He appeared in over a hundred films and was nominated twice for a César Award for best supporting actor: in 1991 for ''La ...

: A traffic policeman *

Pierre Repp Pierre Repp (5 November 1909 in Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise, France – 1 November 1986 in Plessis-Trévise, France) was a French humorist and actor. His real name was Pierre Alphonse Léon Frédéric Bouclet. On 14 August 1930, he married Ferdinande ...

: The strawberry lover at the restaurant *

Antoinette Moya Antoinette is a given name, that is a diminutive feminine form of Antoine and Antonia (from Latin ''Antonius''). People with the name include: Nobles * Antoinette de Maignelais, Baroness of Villequier by marriage (1434–1474), mistress of C ...

: The laboratory receptionist *

Alice Sapritch Alice Sapritch (29 July 1916 – 24 March 1990) was a French film actress. She appeared in 66 films between 1950 and 1989. Partial filmography * ''Le tampon du capiston'' (1950) - La pharmacienne * ''Le crime du Bouif'' (1952) * ''If Pari ...

: A woman in the queue at the bank *

Jacqueline Jefford Jacqueline may refer to: People * Jacqueline (given name), including a list of people with the name * Jacqueline Moore (born 1964), ring name "Jacqueline", American professional wrestler Arts and entertainment * ''Jacqueline'' (1923 film), ...

: A shop assistant at Babylis * Diane Wilkinson: The Englishwoman in labour *

Nicole Chollet Nicole may refer to: People * Nicole (name) * Nicole (American singer) (born 1958), a contestant in season 3 of the American ''The X Factor'' * Nicole (Chilean singer) (born 1977) * Nicole (German singer) (born 1964), winner of the 1982 Eurovi ...

: A nurse at the clinic * Monique Messine: The florist * Jean-Pierre Rambal: A man at the bank, in the restaurant, in the lift... *

Albert Michel Albert Michel (1909–1981) was a French stage, film and television actor.Paietta p.40 Selected filmography * ''Je chante'' (1938) - Un laitier (uncredited) * ''Ne bougez plus'' (1941) - Clanpinet * ''Chèque au porteur'' (1941) * ''Fièvres'' ( ...

: A man at the clinic *

Grégoire Gromoff Grégoire is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: Surname / Family name *Alexandre Grégoire (1922–2001), Haitian painter * Augustus Gregoire (1936–1972), Dominican cricketer *Christine Gregoire (born 1947), ...

: Another 2CV owner *

Christian Marin Christian Marin (8 February 1929 – 5 September 2012) was a French film actor. Born in Lyon, he is best known for his role in ''Le gendarme series'' (as "Merlot"), although he did not appear in the last two sequels. In 1967 he appeared in the tel ...

: A cashier at the bank *

Max Desrau Max or MAX may refer to: Animals * Max (dog) (1983–2013), at one time purported to be the world's oldest living dog * Max (English Springer Spaniel), the first pet dog to win the PDSA Order of Merit (animal equivalent of OBE) * Max (gorilla) ...

: The man stained at the restaurant *

Paul Mercey Paul may refer to: *Paul (given name), a given name (includes a list of people with that name) *Paul (surname), a list of people People Christianity * Paul the Apostle (AD c.5–c.64/65), also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul, early Chri ...

: The man in the phone booth * Fulbert Janin: The postman *

Gaston Ouvrard Gaston is a masculine given name of French origin and a surname. The name "Gaston" may refer to: People First name *Gaston I, Count of Foix (1287–1315) *Gaston II, Count of Foix (1308–1343) *Gaston III, Count of Foix (1331–1391) *Gaston I ...

: A man in the queue at the bank * Jean Rupert: Auguste, the restaurant chef * Jimmy Perrys: A man on a bicycle *

Francis Lax Francis may refer to: People *Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State and Bishop of Rome *Francis (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters *Francis (surname) Places *Rural Mu ...

: Bus conductor *

Henri Poirier Henri is an Estonian, Finnish, French, German and Luxembourgish form of the masculine given name Henry. People with this given name ; French noblemen :'' See the ' List of rulers named Henry' for Kings of France named Henri.'' * Henri I de Mon ...

: The gendarme who speaks * Tony Villemin: The employer at the jewellers * Chantal Deberg * Lucie Arnold *

Solange Certain Solange (died 10 May, c. 880) was a Frankish shepherdess and a locally venerated Christian saint and cephalophore, whose cult is restricted to Sainte-Solange, Cher. Saint Solange was the patron of the traditional Province of Berry, of which ...

Pierre Mirat Pierre is a masculine given name. It is a French form of the name Peter. Pierre originally meant "rock" or "stone" in French (derived from the Greek word πέτρος (''petros'') meaning "stone, rock", via Latin "petra"). It is a translation ...

About the film

*The rarely used word "''tracassin''" was reactivated by

Charles de Gaulle Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle (; ; (commonly abbreviated as CDG) 22 November 18909 November 1970) was a French army officer and statesman who led Free France against Nazi Germany in World War II and chaired the Provisional Government ...

in a speech on 2 October 1961.

Awards

* The 1961 ''

Prix Courteline The Prix Courteline is a French prize rewarding cinematic humour, named in tribute to Georges Courteline (1858-1929). It was founded in 1930 by Roland Dorgelès. It was originally awarded every two years. Winners *1930 : Marcel Andrys *1932 : Marce ...

'' was awarded to

for his interpretation of the "''tracassé''" (the bothered).[vidéo
Prix Courteline pour Bourvil
on INA.fr

Notes and references

External links

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