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Sweet Madness

Original title: Folie douce
  • 1951
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
14
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Sweet Madness (1951)
ComedyMusical

A chief executive officer thinks he is the captain of a pirates ship and is confined to a mental hospital ,but he manages to escape ;one of the employees of his firm inherits his uncle's cas... Read allA chief executive officer thinks he is the captain of a pirates ship and is confined to a mental hospital ,but he manages to escape ;one of the employees of his firm inherits his uncle's castle ,but it's mortgaged to the last brick ;with two other colleagues ,he goes to a " corsa... Read allA chief executive officer thinks he is the captain of a pirates ship and is confined to a mental hospital ,but he manages to escape ;one of the employees of his firm inherits his uncle's castle ,but it's mortgaged to the last brick ;with two other colleagues ,he goes to a " corsair ball" where they meet again the escapee from the insane asylum ..

  • Director
    • Jean-Paul Paulin
  • Writers
    • Marcel-Étienne Grancher
    • Jean-Paul Paulin
  • Stars
    • Pierre-Louis
    • Lisette Jambel
    • André Gabriello
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.5/10
    14
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Jean-Paul Paulin
    • Writers
      • Marcel-Étienne Grancher
      • Jean-Paul Paulin
    • Stars
      • Pierre-Louis
      • Lisette Jambel
      • André Gabriello
    • 2User reviews
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    Pierre-Louis
    • Arthur
    • (as Pierre Louis)
    Lisette Jambel
    • Yolande
    André Gabriello
    • Capitaine Edgar Morgan
    • (as Gabriello)
    Michel Nastorg
    Marthe Mercadier
    Marthe Mercadier
    • Juliette
    Christine Carère
    Christine Carère
    Maxime Fabert
    Anne Beressy
      Robert Lussac
      Jean Marvil
      Olga Adabache
      José Casa
      Robert Le Fort
        René Hell
        René Hell
        France Gabriel
        Frédéric Duvallès
        Frédéric Duvallès
        • Lancer-Léger
        • (as Duvallès)
        Suzanne Gabriello
          Colette Régis
            • Director
              • Jean-Paul Paulin
            • Writers
              • Marcel-Étienne Grancher
              • Jean-Paul Paulin
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            3happytrigger-64-390517

            "I'm Napoléon" "No I am"

            This movie is not the kind of comedy I'm looking for, it's the kind of junk comedies that are difficult to see, like "Faites moi confiance" written by Francis Blanche (so bad that viewers in the theaters destroyed the chairs). Directed by Jean-Pierre Paulin, "Folie douce" is appalling by the very poor gags poorly played by the casting, yet with sometimes a quick rhythm. For me the only interest are some outside settings in the village, but that's all. Don't waste your time, that movie doesn't need restoration, other forgotten masterpieces are more urgent to discover, like "la Fille du Diable" by Henri Decoin for example, and so many more.
            1dbdumonteil

            Sheer madness

            It was to be Jean-Paul Paulin's last effort ;high time he called it a day for ,unlike some previous efforts ("L'Abbé Constantin" " L'Esclave Blanc " "Trois De Saint-Cyr" "la Nuit Merveilleuse " and even "Echec au Roy" and " L'Homme Qui Vendit Son Ame Au Diable " ...) ,this bomb has virtually nothing to recommend it ;a dreadful pot-pourri of horrible songs (the title song " Folie Douce" =sheer madness,plus some others each one lousier than the one before) ,third-rate acting and cock and bull story .

            A chief executive officer thinks he is the captain of a pirates ship and is confined to a mental hospital ,but he manages to escape ;one of the employees of his firm inherits his uncle's castle ,but it's mortgaged to the last brick : with two other colleagues ,he goes to a " corsair ball" where they meet again the escapee from the insane asylum ....

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              Folie Douce
              Music by Louis Gasté

              Lyrics by André Hornez

              Performed by Lisette Jambel

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            • Release date
              • July 4, 1951 (France)
            • Country of origin
              • France
            • Language
              • French
            • Also known as
              • Folie douce
            • Production company
              • Francinalp
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            • Runtime
              1 hour 30 minutes
            • Color
              • Black and White
            • Sound mix
              • Mono
            • Aspect ratio
              • 1.37 : 1

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