''Pédale douce'' (Soft Pedal) is a 1996 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 o ...

directed by Gabriel Aghion. Fanny Ardant won the 1997

César Award for Best Actress The César Award for Best Actress (french: César de la meilleure actrice, link=no) is one of the César Awards, presented annually by the ''Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma'' to recognize the outstanding performance in a leading role ...

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 - Adrien Aymar * Fanny Ardant - Evelyne, called Eva * Richard Berry - Alexandre Hagutte *

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- Marie Hagutte *

Jacques Gamblin Jacques Gamblin is a French actor. Life and career Jacques Gamblin is a French actor. He studied at the Centre dramatique de Caen Center or centre may refer to: Mathematics *Center (geometry), the middle of an object * Center (algebra), ...

- 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 People 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,

and Dany Boon but he has received generally very negative reviews.

References

External links

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