''The Love Game'' (french: Les Jeux de l'amour) is a 1960 French
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
Philippe de Broca
Philippe de Broca (; 15 March 1933 – 26 November 2004) was a French movie director.
He directed 30 full-length feature films, including the highly successful ''That Man from Rio, That Man from Rio (''L'Homme de Rio'')'', ''Le Magnifique, The M ...
. It was entered into the
10th Berlin International Film Festival
The 10th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 24 June to 5 July 1960. The Golden Bear was awarded to the Spanish film ''El Lazarillo de Tormes'' directed by César Fernández Ardavín.
Jury
The following people were announc ...
where it won the
Silver Bear Extraordinary Jury Prize.
The film's distributor threatened to seek an injunction against the U.S. Commissioner of Customs, who delayed granting clearance for ''The Love Game'' to be exhibited in the United States.
[(1960, August 25). ''Film Release Sought: Distributor Plans Court Suit Against U.S. to Get Movie''. The New York Times, pg 24.]
Plot
Suzanne wants to marry Victor and have children with him. Victor on the other hand isn't interested in becoming a husband or a father. While he cannot be bothered into complying with her wishes, their mutual friend Francois would be happy to do so. Consequently, Suzanne eventually turns to Francois. This leaves Victor no other choice than to change his mind if he wants Suzanne back.
Cast
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Jean-Pierre Cassel
Jean-Pierre Cassel (born Jean-Pierre Crochon; 27 October 1932 – 19 April 2007) was a French actor.
Early life
Cassel was born Jean-Pierre Crochon in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, the son of Louise-Marguerite (née Fabrègue), an opera si ...
as Victor
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Geneviève Cluny
Geneviève Cluny (born 18 April 1928) is a former French film actress. She appeared in both French New Wave films as well as popular mainstream commercial productions during the 1950s and 1960s. She is credited for the basic idea on which Jean-Luc ...
as Suzanne
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Jean-Louis Maury as François
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Robert Vattier
Robert Vattier (2 October 1906 – 9 December 1982) was a French actor.
He was the father of the comedic actress Bérangère Vattier.
Selected filmography
* '' Marius'' (1931) - Albert Brun
* '' Fanny'' (1932) - Albert Brun
* ''Vers l'abîme ...
as L'acheteur galant
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Claude Cerval
Claude Cerval (21 February 1921 – 25 July 1972) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than forty films from 1955 to 1971.
Filmography
References
External links
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1921 births
1972 deaths
Male a ...
as Le consommateur
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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 ...
as L'automobiliste
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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 ...
as Une cliente
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Jeanne Pérez
Jeanne Pérez (28 September 1894 – 11 May 1975) was a French film actress. She appeared in 50 films between 1930 and 1975.
Filmography
References
External links
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1894 births
1975 deaths
French film actresses
People from Caste ...
as Le buraliste
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François Maistre
François Maistre (14 May 1925 – 16 May 2016) was a French film, television and theatre actor. Born in Demigny, Saône-et-Loire, France, he appeared in nearly 100 films between 1960 and 2003. His father was singer and actor A.-M. Julien.
Se ...
as L'homme élégant
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Lud Germain
Lud Germain, "Ludovic Germain" was a Haitian actor and singer, probably naturalized French. He is best known for his role in ''L'Auberge Rouge'' (The Red Inn) (1951) as Fétiche.
He died in France in January 2015.
Biography
Lud Germain probabl ...
as Le noir
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Claude Chabrol
Claude Henri Jean Chabrol (; 24 June 1930 – 12 September 2010) was a French film director and a member of the French New Wave (''nouvelle vague'') group of filmmakers who first came to prominence at the end of the 1950s. Like his colleagues an ...
as Le forain
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Jackie Sardou
Jackie Sardou (7 April 1919 – 2 April 1998) was a French actress.
Personal life
She was born Jacqueline Labbé in Paris, and married Fernand Sardou, a singer.
She was the mother of singer Michel Sardou; and grandmother of author Romain Sardou ...
References
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1960 films
1960 romantic comedy films
French black-and-white films
French romantic comedy films
1960s French-language films
Films directed by Philippe de Broca
Films scored by Georges Delerue
1960s French films
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