L'affaire est dans le sac

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L'affaire est dans le sac (English: It's in the Bag) is a 1932 French comedy film, directed by Pierre Prévert and written by his more famous brother, poet and screenwriter Jacques Prévert, based on a script by Ákos Ráthonyi. It was Pierre Prévert's directional debut. While not a box office success at the time, it's nowadays considered a cult film.Crisp, Colin (29 June 2015). [https://books.google.com/books?id=WffjCQAAQBAJ "French Cinema—A Critical Filmography: Volume 1, 1929–1939"]. Indiana University Press – via Google Books.

Plot

The plot involves a kidnapping. A hatter, Benjamin Déboisé, with an accomplice, undertakes to kidnap the son of Hollister, a millionaire, abducting him in a bag. However, they mistakenly kidnap Hollister himself instead. Hollister, bored with life, is actually delighted to be involved in the adventure, while Hollister's daughter and a second accomplice fall in love, and Déboisé eventually disappears with the ransom.

Cast

Étienne Decroux played the kidnapper Benjamin Déboisé. Other actors included a young Jean-Paul Le Chanois (billed as Jean-Paul Dreyfus), Julien Carette, Philippe Richard, Anthony Gildès, and Jacques Brunius. Future screenwriter Louis Chavance appears as a passer-by.

Production

The film was produced by Pathé Distribution and was shot in eight days on a limited budget at the Pathé-Natan studios in Joinville-le-Pont. It premiered in France on 25 November 1932 and was not a success, although it went on to become something of a cult film.

At the time the film was made, Jaques Prévert had just formed October Group, a left wing agitprop troupe, and many of the film's technicians and some of the actors became involved with that group.

References

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{{cite web |url=http://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=42.html |title=L'Affaire est dans le sac |trans-title=It's in the Bag |work=AlloCine |accessdate=15 May 2017}} {{in lang|fr}}

{{cite web |url=http://www.telerama.fr/cinema/films/l-affaire-est-dans-le-sac,4311.php |title=L'affaire est dans le sac |trans-title=It's in the Bag |work=Télérama |accessdate=15 May 2017}} {{in lang|fr}}

{{cite web |url=http://www.unifrance.org/film/11560/l-affaire-est-dans-le-sac |title=L'Affaire est dans le sac |trans-title=It's in the Bag |work=UniFrance |accessdate=15 May 2017}} {{in lang|fr}}

{{cite web |url=http://www.commeaucinema.com/film/l-affaire-est-dans-le-sac,44670 |title=L'affaire est dans le sac |trans-title=It's in the Bag |work=Comme au Cinéma |accessdate=15 May 2017}} {{in lang|fr}}

{{cite web |url=https://www.la-belle-equipe.fr/2016/06/02/laffaire-est-dans-le-sac-de-pierre-prevert-1932/ |title=L'affaire est dans le sac de Pierre Prévert (1932) |trans-title=Pierre Prévert's "It's in the Bag" (1932) |work=La Belle Equipe |accessdate=15 May 2017}} {{in lang|fr}}

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