''Les petites fugues'' is a 1979 Swiss
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
Yves Yersin
Yves Yersin (4 October 1942 – 15 November 2018) was a Swiss film director. His film '' Les petites fugues'' competed in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1979 Cannes Film Festival.
Biography
Yersin studied photography at the Center V ...
. It competed in the
Un Certain Regard
(, meaning 'a certain glance') is a section of the Cannes Film Festival's official selection. It is run at the Debussy, parallel to the competition for the . This section was introduced in 1978 by Gilles Jacob.
The section presents 20 films w ...
section at the
1979 Cannes Film Festival
The 32nd Cannes Film Festival was held from 10 to 24 May 1979. The Palme d'Or went to ''Apocalypse Now'' by Francis Ford Coppola, which was screened as a work in progress, and '' Die Blechtrommel (The Tin Drum)'' by Volker Schlöndorff.
The fest ...
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The film was produced by Filmkollektiv Zurich.
The film was selected as the Swiss entry for the
Best Foreign Language Film
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Best Actor/Best Actress
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at the
52nd Academy Awards
The 52nd Academy Awards ceremony, organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored films released in 1979 and took place on April 14, 1980, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles beginning at 6:00 p. ...
, but was not accepted as a nominee.
[Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]
Plot
The old farm worker Pipe is old enough to retire. Even so, he cannot imagine a life without work. So he keeps on doing his job and wonders what to do with his additional financial means. Soon a small moped comes to mind. Thus motorised he starts to explore the world around his village. One day he gets overly confident and drives under the influence of alcohol. This costs him his driver's license. But before this incident he has become the owner of a camera. Now he turns into a diligent photographer. Craving for new picture angles he even books a helicopter flight. With each little adventure he cares less for his old job until he embraces his retirement.
Cast
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Michel Robin
Michel Robin (13 November 1930 – 18 November 2020) was a French film, stage, and television actor. A Sociétaires of the Comédie-Française, sociétaire of the Comédie-Française since 1996, he also appeared in 120 films from 1966 to 201 ...
as Pipe
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Fabienne Barraud as Josiane
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Fred Personne as John
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Dore De Rosa as Luigi
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as Rose
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Laurent Sandoz as Alain
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Nicole Vautier as Marianne
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Léo Maillard as Stephane
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Pierre Bovet
Pierre Bovet (born on 5 June 1878 in Grandchamp (commune of Boudry); died in Boudry on 2 December 1965) was a Swiss psychologist and pedagogue.
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as the postman
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Roland Amstutz
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as the consultant
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Maurice Buffat as the policeman
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Yvette Théraulaz as fireman
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Joseph Leiser as the overseer at the chocolate factory
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Gerald Battiaz as the motorcyclist
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Martine Simon as Bica
See also
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References
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1979 films
1979 comedy films
Swiss comedy films
1970s French-language films
Films directed by Yves Yersin
Films about old age
French-language Swiss films
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