Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (1978)
Préparez vos mouchoirs (original title)Reference View | Change View
- R
- 1h 48min
- Comedy, Drama
- 17 Dec 1978 (USA)
- Movie
A worried husband finds a lover for his depressed wife, but she falls in love with a bullied thirteen-year-old math prodigy and wants to have the boy's baby.
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Awards:
- Won 1 Oscar. Another 2 wins & 4 nominations.
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| Gérard Depardieu | ... |
Raoul
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| Patrick Dewaere | ... |
Stéphane
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| Carole Laure | ... |
Solange
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| Michel Serrault | ... |
Le voisin / Neighbor
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| Eléonore Hirt | ... |
Madame Beloeil
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| Jean Rougerie | ... |
Mr. Beloeil
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Sylvie Joly | ... |
La passante / Passerbeil
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Riton Liebman | ... |
Christian Beloeil
(as Riton)
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| Liliane Rovère | ... |
Bartender
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| Michel Beaune | ... |
Le médecin dans la rue
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Roger Riffard | ... |
Le médecin du port
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| André Thorent | ... |
Le professeur
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André Lacombe | ... |
Le délégué syndical
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| David Gabison | ... |
Le quidam
(as Alain David Gabison)
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| Gilberte Géniat | ... |
L'ouvreuse du théâtre
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Jean Perin | ... |
Un ouvrier
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Bertrand De Hautefort | ... |
Un officier
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| Philippe Brigaud | ... |
Le docteur Papillon (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Bertrand Blier | ||
Written by
| Bertrand Blier | ... | (writer) |
Produced by
| Paul Claudon | ... | producer |
| Georges Dancigers | ... | producer |
| Alexandre Mnouchkine | ... | producer |
Music by
| Georges Delerue | ||
Cinematography by
| Jean Penzer | ||
Editing by
| Claudine Merlin | ||
Editorial Department
| Elisabeth Moulinier | ... | assistant editor |
| Sylvie Quester | ... | assistant editor |
Production Design by
| Eric Moulard | ||
Art Direction by
| Gérard James | ||
Set Decoration by
| Gabriel Béchir | ||
| Georges Glon | ||
| Françoise Hardy | ||
Costume Design by
| Michèle Cerf | ||
Makeup Department
| Alex Archambault | ... | key makeup artist |
| Monique Archambault | ... | key makeup artist |
| Alfonso Gola | ... | key makeup artist |
| Claudine Thyrion | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Ilya Claisse | ... | unit manager |
| Jacqueline Louis | ... | unit manager |
| Claude Parnet | ... | trainee unit manager |
| Georges Vallon | ... | production manager (as Georges Valon) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Jean-Jacques Aublanc | ... | assistant director |
| Jacques Fraenkel | ... | assistant director |
| Françoise Levie | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Yves Legreve | ... | props |
| Jacques Lemoigne | ... | props |
Sound Department
| Paul Bertault | ... | sound mixer |
| Louis Gimel | ... | boom operator (as Louis-Paul Gimel) |
| Jacques Lévy | ... | post-synchronisation |
| Jean-Pierre Ruh | ... | sound |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Yves Agostini | ... | camera operator |
| Michel Coteret | ... | assistant camera |
| Gilbert Darraux | ... | key grip |
| Yetty Faes | ... | assistant camera |
| Etienne George | ... | still photographer |
| François Lartigue | ... | assistant camera |
| André Olivier | ... | grip |
| Louis Parola | ... | chief electrician |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Michèle Cerf | ... | key costumer |
| Jeanine Fauvel | ... | wardrobe (as Janine Fauvel) |
Location Management
| Gérard James | ... | location manager |
Music Department
| Odette Gartenlaub | ... | musician: piano, Mozart |
| Lily Laskine | ... | musician: harpe, score |
| Hervé Le Floch | ... | musician: piano, score |
Script and Continuity Department
| Annie Maurel | ... | continuity |
Additional Crew
| Josef Benabent | ... | press attache |
| Denise Cassotti | ... | production secretary |
| Patrick Clarisse | ... | press attache |
| Lisette DeBroyer | ... | production secretary |
| Louis Trinquier | ... | administrator |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Belga Films (1978) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- New Line Cinema (1978) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Filmes Castello Lopes (1979) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Curzon Film Distributors (1980) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Artkino Pictures (1985) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Video Star (1985) (Argentina) (VHS)
- StudioCanal (2008) (France) (DVD)
- Gativideo (2008) (Argentina) (DVD)
- Cohen Media Group (2019) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release) (subtitled)
- Comité Exécutif de France Cinema Fair (1980) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Consolidated Exhibitors (1979) (Australia) (theatrical) (limited release)
- Hunter Home Video (West Germany) (VHS) (unknown)
- NHK-BS2 (1993) (Japan) (tv)
- Pidax Film (2023) (Germany) (DVD)
- Roadshow Home Video (1985) (Australia) (VHS) (under Palace Academy Video label)
- The Criterion Collection (laserdisc)
- Warner Home Video (United States) (VHS)
Special Effects
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Solange is depressed: she's stopped smiling, she eats little, she says less. She has fainting fits. Her husband Raoul seeks to save her by enlisting Stephane, a stranger, to be her lover. Although he listens to Mozart and has every Pocket Book arranged in alphabetical order, Stephane fails to cheer Solange. She knits. She does housework. Everyone, including their neighbor a vegetable vendor, agrees that she needs a child, yet she fails to get pregnant by either lover. The three take a job running a kids' summer camp where they meet Christian, the precocious 13-year-old son of the local factory manager. It is Christian who restores Solange to laughter.
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | In reference to the scene where Carole Laure undresses in front of the kid, Bertrand Blier said: "We were shooting take after take without ever being satisfied. We had the impression that the scene was obscene, vulgar. Everyone was unhappy, from the actors to the stagehands. And then suddenly, on the ninth take, the miracle: a collective relief, the certainty that this time 'it would work'. It was this take that was obviously chosen and it is true that it has a certain grace..." See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in The North Avenue Irregulars/The Last Wave/Agatha/Norma Rae/Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (1979). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Solange Et Christian See more » |