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French Tales & Novels from the 19th Century
Boubouroche (2009)
France
Adapted from: Boubouroche by Georges Courtelines
Director: Laurent Heynemann
Cast: Julie Depardieu, Bruno Putzulu, Eric Berger
Presentation:
What better to inspire films than stories by some of history’s greatest writers? This program marries literary masterpieces with the magic of the 7th art.
Eurochannel offers a journey through time in search of treasured French literature of the 19th century. The most illustrious writers are present: Victor Hugo, Honoré de Balzac, Emile Zola, etc…, adapted, in costume, with the set and the music of that era by one of the best French directors and portrayed by the greatest French actors such as Marie-Anne Chazel, Didier Bourdon, Samuel Le Bihan, and Regis Laspalès.
Synopsis:
In 1882 Paris, you can find Eugene Boubouroche every day at 6 PM in the “Les trois fiacres café”, playing cards with the café’s other regulars. They take advantage of his kindness and generosity. They dub him “mug”, but they are not the only ones to make a fool of him. Adele, a young widow, is a close friend of Bouboroche, but she also keeps deciding the way he has to live.
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