That Tender Age
That Tender Age
| 23 December 1964 (USA)
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Antoine and Marie decided to introduce their parents before the wedding. Summer vacation looks like a good time, so the Lartigue family prepares to host Malhouin family. But it turns out that the harsh Emil Malhouin is not too happy to get acquainted with his future relatives...

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GUENOT PHILIPPE

As far as I know, and I insist, I am not absolutely sure, that's the only film starring those two great actors: Fernandel and Jean Gabin. A very well produced, directed, and acted film with a typical atmosphere from France. I love that. I agree, it's not a great feature but very pleasant, especially with those two. And I quite don't get why this film was not more widely known. Gilles Grangier, the director, was an efficient worker and this one is the perfect example.I will add that this feature is not really a comedy; only in the first half, and the second part would be a little more drama, character study, in which many audiences could identify themselves.

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dbdumonteil

...at Fernandel's place.Most amazing thing ,their names appear at the end of the list of the actors in the cast and credits ,but in bigger letters and on the dome of the Pantheon! These two actors deserve a niche in the French cinematographic pantheon for ,even when the screenplay and direction are almost worthless,they survive! Gabin is a grumpy Normand who takes his vacation on the Côte d'Azur at a voluble Fernandel's house :his daughter (a gorgeous Marie Dubois whose part is unworthy of her)is to marry the Southerner Frenchman's son (played by Fernandel's own son,Franck).The two soon-to-be fathers-in-law do not get on very well and both the folks and the young lovebirds will have problems.What is definitely lacking here is a great writer ,someone like Audiard or Jeanson.Few scenes are really funny and the movie is undistinguished.

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