''Pédale douce'' (Soft Pedal) is a 1996 French

comedy film The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...

directed by

Gabriel Aghion Gabriel Aghion (born 30 December 1955) is a French film director and screenwriter. Aghion was born in Alexandria, in Egypt on 30 December 1955. He is openly gay."Bonjour, sweetie darling". ''The Advocate'', 20 November 2001. Selected filmogr ...

Fanny Ardant Fanny Marguerite Judith Ardant (born 22 March 1949) is a French actress and film director. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including two César Awards and a Lumière Award. Early life Ardant was born on 22 March 1949, in Saumur, ...

won the 1997

César Award for Best Actress Cesar or César may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''César'' (film), a 1936 French romantic drama * ''César'' (play), a play by Marcel Pagnolt Places * Cesar, Portugal * Cesar Department, Colombia * Cesar River, in Colombia * Cesa ...

for her performance as Eva.

Plot

Adrien works in an advertising agency in the day and at night he becomes the queen of a gay bar, run by his best friend, the seductive Eva. When Alexandre Agut, a major client of Adrien, wants to get to know him, he asks Eva to pose as his wife. Everything gets carried away when Alexandre falls in love with her.

Cast

Patrick Timsit Patrick Timsit () is a French comedian, writer and film director. He has been nominated for four César Awards – three times as an actor and once as a writer. He is best known for the French comedy ''Un indien dans la ville''. In 2006, he pa ...

- Adrien Aymar *

- Evelyne, called Eva * Richard Berry - Alexandre Hagutte *

Michèle Laroque Michèle Laroque (; born 15 June 1960) is a French actress, comedienne, humorist, film producer, producer and screenwriter. Early life Michèle Laroque was born in Nice in the department of Alpes-Maritimes. She is the daughter of Romanian danc ...

- Marie Hagutte *

Jacques Gamblin Jacques Gamblin is a French actor. Life and career Gamblin studied at the Centre dramatique de Caen (Caen Dramatic Arts Centre). He was a professional technician in a theater company before he studied at the Comédie de Caen and acted on st ...

- André Lemoine *

Dominique Besnehard Dominique Besnehard (; born 5 February 1954) is a French actor, film producer, casting director, writer and talent manager. He has appeared in more than 80 films and television shows since 1975. He starred in the 1983 film '' À nos amours'', wh ...

- Riki * - Dr. Séverine *

Boris Terral Boris Terral (born 8 November 1969) is a French actor. He appeared in more than forty films since 1992. Selected filmography References External links

* 1969 births Living people French male film actors Actors from Saint-Denis, ...

- Cyril

Awards and nominations

Sequel

A 2004's sequel '' Pédale dure'' (''Pédale douce 3 : Elles sont tellement folles qu'elles ont oublié de faire le 2!'') with

Gérard Darmon Gérard Darmon (, ; born 29 February 1948) is a French-Moroccan actor and singer. He has been nominated for the César Award for Best Supporting Actor twice, for his roles in '' Betty Blue'' (1987) and '' Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra'' ( ...

and

Dany Boon Dany Boon (; born Daniel Farid Hamidou on 26 June 1966) is a French actor, film director, screenwriter and producer. Starting out as a comedian during the 1990s, he found success in 2008 as an actor and director in the film comedy '' Welcome to ...

but he has received generally very negative reviews.

References

External links

* 1996 films 1990s French-language films French LGBTQ-related films Films directed by Gabriel Aghion 1996 LGBTQ-related films LGBTQ-related comedy films French comedy films 1996 comedy films Films featuring a Best Actress César Award–winning performance 1990s French films French-language comedy films {{1990s-France-film-stub