''Mademoiselle ma mère'' (My Mother Is a Miss) is a 1937 French comedy film directed by

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, and starring

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and

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. The screenplay was written by Jean Boyer, based on a play by

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. The music score is by

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. It tells the story of a rich young girl who avoids the sex with her older husband and falls in love with her stepson. The film was remade as '' Novio, marido y amante'' (1948) in

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Plot

Jaqueline's father is tired of her free spirit life, and to make things worst she just broke up with her fourteenth fiancé and they argue about it. In order to upset her daddy even more the young lady decided to marry Albert Letournel, a wealthy man who is in his fifties.

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''Mademoiselle ma mère''
at Le Cinema Francais 1937 films 1937 comedy films French black-and-white films French comedy films French films based on plays Films based on works by Louis Verneuil Films directed by Henri Decoin 1930s French-language films 1930s French films Films scored by Georges Van Parys {{1930s-comedy-film-stub