''La Smala'' ( en, The Entourage) is a 1984 French comedy film directed by
Jean-Loup Hubert
Jean-Loup Hubert (born 4 October 1949) is a French director and screenwriter
A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on w ...
.
Plot
Simone, a former rocker, is a dedicated homemaker who works in a city of the suburbs of
Lyon
Lyon,, ; Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the third-largest city and second-largest metropolitan area of France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of ...
. She deals especially with Robert, a former virtuoso accordion languishing in unemployment, and his five children. One day, Robert's wife left him to go to live in
Paris
Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. Si ...
with a Cop. Desperate, Robert decided to go to the capital to persuade her to come back. Meanwhile, Simone takes a few days of well-deserved vacation, went to Paris to visit her brother. She then finds herself in the same train compartment as Robert, and she discovered stunned on arrival at Lyon that his five children followed him. She must manage all this smala and can happily rely on the hospitality of her brother Pierrot (a transsexual, named now Rita), to take care of all these people. But Simone, who is secretly in love with Robert, will help him in his research and even get the opportunity to record an album with one of his old friends in the music business...
Cast
*
Josiane Balasko
Josiane Balasko (born Josiane Balašković; 15 April 1950) is a French actress, writer, and director. She has been nominated seven times for César Awards, and won twice.
Career
One of Balasko's most recognized roles among English speakers is ...
as Simone
*
Victor Lanoux
Victor Lanoux (18 June 1936 – 4 May 2017) was a French actor best known to English speaking audiences for his role as Ludovic in '' Cousin, Cousine''.
Biography
Victor Lanoux, born Victor Robert Nataf was the son of a Tunisian Jew from Sfax a ...
as Robert
*
Dominique Lavanant
Dominique Lavanant (born 24 May 1944) is a César Award-winning French film and theatrical actress. She is known for her comedy skills especially with posh and distinguished characters like Rosalind Russell's; characters often defined by the ad ...
as Yvon
* Cerise Leclerc as Lulubelle
* Fabrice Samson as Jojo
* Cándida Romero as Lucie
* Hassine Aouichi as Billy
* Mahmoud Zemmouri as Omar Ben Youssef
* Xavier Fultot as Jean-Marie
* Monique Estelle as Jaja
* Hakim Ghanem as Babar
* Thierry Lhermitte as The Sick Cop
* Martin Lamotte as The Monk
*
Gilberte Géniat
Gilberte Géniat (February 17, 1916 – June 28, 1986) was a French film actress.Chiesi p.122
Selected filmography
* ''Hélène'' (1936)
* ''The Citadel of Silence'' (1937) - Catherine
* '' Mademoiselle ma mère'' (1937) - Louise, la bonne
* ''L ...
as The Concierge
* Luis Rego as The Internal
* Smaïn as The Fighter
*
Perrette Souplex
Perrette Souplex is a French film and television actress.Histoire du cinéma français p.446
Selected filmography
* ''Paris Still Sings'' (1951)
* ''The Dream of Andalusia'' (1951)
* ''La smala
''La Smala'' ( en, The Entourage) is a 1984 Fre ...
as The Old Lady on the Train
* Rémy Bricka as Himself