The Heart on the Sleeve
{{Short description|1948 film}}
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| director = André Berthomieu
| producer = Jean Mugeli
| screenplay = André Berthomieu
Paul Vandenberghe
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| starring =Bourvil
Michèle Philippe
Jacques Louvigny
| music = Georges Van Parys
| cinematography = Fred Langenfeld
| editing = Jeannette Berton
Claude Gros
| studio = Union Cinématographique Lyonnaise
| distributor = S.R.O.
| released = {{Film date|1948|12|22|df=yes}}
| runtime = 95 minutes
| country = France
| language = French
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The Heart on the Sleeve (French: Le Coeur sur la main) is a 1948 French comedy film directed by André Berthomieu and starring Bourvil, Michèle Philippe and Jacques Louvigny.Rège p.93 It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris and on location in the city. The film's sets were designed by the art director Raymond Nègre. It had admissions in France of 3,657,951.{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficestory.com/box-office-bourvil-c22694837|website=Box Office Story|title=Bourvil Box Office}}
Plot
Léo Ménard works as a sexton in a small parish. When the Parisian singer Mary Pinson performs in his village he's asked to accompany her on his accordion, because the pianist is unavailable. His nightly performance causes a scandal in the Catholic community and he loses his job. He leaves to Paris to look up the singer.
Main cast
- Bourvil as Leon Ménard - le bedeau d'un village normand qui devient vedette de cabaret
- Michèle Philippe as Mary Pinson - une chanteuse dont s'éprend Léon
- Lolita De Silva as Solange - la fille du cirque
- Robert Berri as Alex - le fiancé de Mary
- Jacques Louvigny as Martineau - l'imprésario
- Charles Bouillaud as Paulo - le guitariste
- Paul Faivre as Le curé
- Blanche Denège as Augustine - la bonne du curé
- Marcelle Monthil as Mademoiselle Aglaé
References
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Comme beaucoup pourraient le penser, le cœur sur la main n’est pas une expression. L’expression est : la main sur le cœur (générosité)
Bibliography
- Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
External links
- {{IMDb title|0040240}}
{{André Berthomieu}}
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Category:1940s French-language films
Category:Films shot at Billancourt Studios
Category:Films directed by André Berthomieu
Category:French black-and-white films
Category:Films scored by Georges Van Parys
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