Lessons in Conduct
{{Short description|1946 film}}
{{Infobox film
|name = Lessons in Conduct
|image = Lessons in Conduct.jpg
|caption = French film poster
|native_name = {{Infobox name module|fr|Leçon de conduite}}
|director = Gilles Grangier
|producer = André Hunebelle
|writer = {{ubl|Jean Halain|Georges Lacombe|Gaston Modot}}
|starring = {{ubl|Odette Joyeux|Gilbert Gil|Jean Tissier}}
|music = Jean Marion
|cinematography = Philippe Agostini
|editing = Jean Sacha
|studio = PAC
|distributor = UFPC
|released = {{Film date|1946|5|29|df=yes}}
|runtime = 82 minutes
|country = France
|language = French
}}
Lessons in Conduct (French: Leçon de conduite) is a 1946 French comedy film directed by Gilles Grangier and starring Odette Joyeux, Gilbert Gil and Jean Tissier.{{cite book|last=Parish|first=James Robert|authorlink=James Robert Parish|title=Film Actors Guide|publisher=Scarecrow Press|year=1977|page=546|isbn=0810810441|url=https://archive.org/details/filmactorsguide0000pari|url-access=registration}} It was shot at the Cité Elgé studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Paul-Louis Boutié.
Synopsis
In provincial Grande the spoilt Micheline continually displays entitled behaviour and tries to steal the boyfriends of other girls. To teach her a lesson some locals led by Jacques stage a fake kidnapping and hold her in a nearby forest. Even then she still manages to impose her will on her captors. When real criminals then kidnap her for ransom, Jacques and his companions set out to rescue her.
Main cast
- Odette Joyeux as Micheline
- Gilbert Gil as Jacques
- Jean Tissier as Frédo
- André Alerme as M. Granval
- Bernard La Jarrige as Roland
- Max Révol as Alexandre
- Max Dalban as Mario
- Anne-Marie Hunebelle
- Félix Claude
- Renée Vos as Danielle
- Pierre Magnier as M. Derlancourt
- Maurice Baquet as Jean
- Yves Deniaud as Angélo
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0170159}}
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Category:Films directed by Gilles Grangier
Category:French black-and-white films
Category:1940s French-language films
Category:Films scored by Jean Marion
Category:Films shot at Cité Elgé Studios
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