His Father's Portrait (1953)
Le Portrait de son père
When Paul returns to claim his estranged father's department store, he faces a frosty stepmother and a rebellious half-sister. His determination revives the once-thriving Galeries Parisiennes, healing familial rifts, and leaving a lasting bond with wise Marie-Louise.
- Date of release
- 1953-10-29
- TMDB
- 6.4 / 10 (5)
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Genres
- Comedy
- Director
- André Berthomieu
Casting
- Jean Richard — Paul Durand
- Michèle Philippe — Melle Marie-Louise, la vendeuse du rayon Ameublement Décoration
- Brigitte Bardot — Dominique Dupond-Durand, la demi-sœur de Paul
- Mona Goya — Mme mère Dupond-Durand
- Frédéric Duvallès — M. Boudignon, le directeur du magasin
- Maurice Biraud — Didier, le snob, prétentieux, parasite
- Charles Bouillaud — M. Martin, le comptable "complice" du magasin
- Philippe Mareuil — Michel, le dessinateur du magasin
- Robert Rollis — Ferdinand, le vendeur du rayon Installation Ménagère
- Max Desrau — Le vendeur des "Gant Perrin"
- Robert Destain — L'employé qui begaie
- Max Elloy — Tricot, le chauffeur, à la pension de famille de Marie-Lousie
Interesting facts
His Father's Portrait is a 1953 French comedy film starring Brigitte Bardot.
Production
The music of the songs C'est si bon (1947) and Maître Pierre (1948) are used in the film. They were composed by Henri Betti and are his two biggest hits.
The song Le Beau Pedro performed by Armand Mestral was written by Henri Betti (music) and Jean Nohain (lyrics) for the film Soyez les bienvenus directed by Pierre-Louis the same year.
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