''The Little Wheedlers'' (or ''Les petits câlins'') is a French comedy film directed by
Jean-Marie Poiré
Jean-Marie Poiré (; born 10 July 1945) is a French film director, and screenwriter. He is the son of the producer Alain Poiré.
Filmography
As director
* '' Les petits câlins'' (''The Little Wheedlers'') (1978)
* '' Retour en force'' (''Ret ...
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Plot
The story of three Parisian friends who live in the same dwelling. The first (Sylvie) is Salesmen clothing market, the second (Corinne) works in a university restaurant and the third (Sophie) is unemployed. The latter moves large displacement motorcycle.
Cast
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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 Corinne
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Dominique Laffin as Sophie
*Caroline Cartier as Sylvie
*Roger Miremont as Antoine
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Jacques Frantz
Jacques Frantz (4 April 1947 – 17 March 2021) was a French actor. Nominated for the Molière Award, he was renowned for his theatre work, and his voice, which he lent to many actors, such as Robert De Niro, Mel Gibson, John Goodman, and Nick ...
as Marc
*Patrick Cartié as Jean-Pierre
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Claire Maurier
Claire Maurier (born Odette-Michelle-Suzanne Agramon; March 27, 1929) is a French actress who has appeared in more than 90 films since 1947.
Life and career
Maurier was born Odette-Michelle-Suzanne Agramon on March 27, 1929 in the French commune ...
as Sophie's mother
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Jean Bouise
Jean Bouise (3 June 1929 – 6 July 1989) was a French actor.
He was born in Le Havre. In the 1950s he helped to found Théâtre de la Cité, and was a player in the company. He entered films in the 1960s, and played a supporting roles in ...
as Sophie's father
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Françoise Bertin
Françoise Bertin (23 September 1925 – 26 October 2014) was a French actress.
She appeared in over 125 films since 1961. Among these were five films directed by Alain Resnais: ''Last Year at Marienbad'', '' Muriel'', '' The War Is Over'', '' ...
as Antoine's mother
*Jacques Maury as Margeron
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Marc Eyraud
Marc Eyraud (1 March 1924 – 15 February 2005) was a French film actor. He appeared in 60 films between 1956 and 1995.
Partial filmography
* ''Plucking the Daisy'' (1956) - Un photographe (uncredited)
* ''The Man in the Raincoat'' (1957) ...
as The bookseller
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Marie Déa
Marie Déa (born Odette Alice Marie Deupès 17 May 1912 – 1 March 1992) was a French actress. She appeared in more than 50 films from 1939 to 1983.
She was married to the actor Lucien Nat
Lucien Nat (born Lucien Maurice Natte; 11 January ...
as The paper
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Gérard Jugnot
Gérard Jugnot (; born 4 May 1951) is a French actor, film director, screenwriter and film producer.
Jugnot was one of the founders of the comedy ''troupe'' Le Splendid in the 1970s, along with, among others, his high-school friends Christian C ...
Themes
The film depicts the emancipation of women at the end of the 1970s. The radio advertisement during the theatrical release proclaimed: "Now it's the girls who flirt". As Thomas Morales notes, Les Petits Câlins captures “this shift where the strong woman takes power in relationships of seduction but above all where she questions the meaning of her life in a consumerist society”.
References
External links
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1970s feminist films
1978 films
1978 comedy films
French feminist films
French comedy films
Films directed by Jean-Marie Poiré
1970s French films
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