Cocagne (1961)
As the driver of a garbage truck in Arles, Marc-Antoine leads a quiet life with his wife, Mélanie, and their two children. When Amédée's "Fanny" is stolen from the bouliste club, Marc-Antoine offers to repaint another one. As soon as the work is finished, he becomes a local celebrity and, intoxicated by his new-found fame, leaves his family to go with Hélène, the young waitress, to his friend Septime's house in the Camargue to take up painting. Eventually, Marc-Antoine realizes that he is dissatisfied and that his success seems dishonest. He realizes that happiness awaits him with his wife, children and friends, and resumes his simple life without remorse.
- Date of release
- 1961-03-08
- TMDB
- 5.0 / 10 (4)
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Genres
- Comedy
- Director
- Maurice Cloche
Casting
- Fernandel — Marc-Antoine
- Dora Doll — Hélène
- Rellys — Septime
- Andrex — Amédée
- Leda Gloria — Mélanie
- Josette Jordan — Mireille
- Paul Préboist — Banane
- Léon Zitrone — Self
- René Génin — Mathias
- Edmond Ardisson — Colleague of Marc-Antoine
- Henri Arius
- Paul Boussard — Claude
Interesting facts
Cocagne is a 1961 French-Italian comedy film directed by Maurice Cloche and starring Fernandel, Dora Doll and Leda Gloria. A simple man unexpectedly gains enormous fame as a celebrated artist, to the scepticism of his family and friends.
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