''Crazy for Love'' (French: ''Le Trou normand'') is a 1952 French comedy film directed by Jean Boyer and starring Bourvil,

Jane Marken Jane Marken (born Jeanne Berthe Adolphine Crabbe, sometimes credited as Jeanne Marken, 13 January 1895 in Paris 10th arrondissement – 1 December 1976 in Paris 4th arrondissement) was a French actress. She was the first wife of the actor Ju ...

and, in one of her first appearances, Brigitte Bardot.Lanzoni p.157 Location shooting took place around Conches-en-Ouche in Normandy. The film's sets were designed by the

art director Art director is the title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, film industry, film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and ...

Robert Giordani. The film's French title is a reference to an aperitif of calvados drunk between meals, which also features as the name of the film's disputed tavern.

Synopsis

The naive, simpleton countrymen Hippolyte inherits his uncle's inn in Normandy on the condition that he gain his primary school certificate. However his aunt Augustine, who stands to inherit if he does not, sets out to thwart his attempts to do so.

Cast

* Bourvil as Hippolyte Lemoine *

as Augustine Lemoine * Brigitte Bardot as Javotte Lemoine * Jeanne Fusier-Gir as Maria Courtaine *

Roger Pierre Roger Pierre (30 August 1923 – 23 January 2010) was a French comedian and actor. Early life Roger Pierre was born on 30 August 1923 in Paris, France. Career Pierre and Jean-Marc Thibault were one of France's most popular comedy acts. Working r ...

as Jean Marco * Pierre Larquey as Testu *

Nadine Basile Nadine Basile (1931–2017) was a French stage, film and television actress. Goble p.140 She was awarded the Prix Suzanne Bianchetti in 1952. She was married to the actor Jean Martinelli. Selected filmography * '' Au royaume des cieux'' (1949) * ...

as Madeleine Pichet *

Noël Roquevert Noël Roquevert (born Noël Louis Raymond Bénévent; 18 December 1892 – 6 November 1973) was a French stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 180 films between 1932 and 1972. Roquevert was born in Doué-la-Fontaine and was married ...

as Dr. Aubert * Jacques Deray as Duval * Georges Baconnet as Pichet * Albert Duvaleix as Le notaire * Marcel Charvey as L'automobiliste snob *

Florence Michael Florence ( ; it, Firenze ) is a city in Central Italy and the capital city of the Tuscany region. It is the most populated city in Tuscany, with 383,083 inhabitants in 2016, and over 1,520,000 in its metropolitan area.Bilancio demografico an ...

as Louisette *

Janine Clairville Janine may refer to: People and characters * Janine (given name) Music * "Janine" (David Bowie song), a 1969 song by David Bowie * "Janine", a 1979 song by Trooper from the album '' Flying Colors'' * "Janine", a 1994 song by Soul Coughing f ...

as La serveuse de la charcuterie * René Worms as Le préfet *

Léon Berton Leon, Léon (French) or León (Spanish) may refer to: Places Europe * León, Spain, capital city of the Province of León * Province of León, Spain * Kingdom of León, an independent state in the Iberian Peninsula from 910 to 1230 and again fro ...

as Le clerc * André Dalibert as Firmin, un paysan *

Marcel Meral Marcel may refer to: People * Marcel (given name), people with the given name Marcel * Marcel (footballer, born August 1981), Marcel Silva Andrade, Brazilian midfielder * Marcel (footballer, born November 1981), Marcel Augusto Ortolan, Brazilian s ...

as Un paysan * Jean-Pierre Lorrain as Un paysan

References

Bibliography

* Lanzoni, Rémi Fournier . ''French Cinema: From Its Beginnings to the Present''. A&C Black, 2004.

External links

* 1952 films Films directed by Jean Boyer French comedy films 1952 comedy films French black-and-white films 1950s French films Films set in Normandy Films shot in Normandy 1950s French-language films {{1950s-France-film-stub