The Heart on the Sleeve
1948 film
- 22 December 1948 (1948-12-22)
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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.[1] 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.[2]
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
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
- The Heart on the Sleeve at IMDb
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Films directed by André Berthomieu
- Not So Stupid (1928)
- The Ladies in the Green Hats (1929)
- The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard (1929)
- Rapacity (1930)
- My Friend Victor (1931
- Make a Living (1931)
- My Heart and Its Millions (1931)
- Coquecigrole (1931)
- Barranco, Ltd (1932)
- The Crime of Bouif (1933)
- Mademoiselle Josette, My Woman (1933)
- Broken Wings (1933)
- The Ideal Woman (1934)
- L'Aristo (1934)
- N'Aimer que toi (1934)
- Jim the Crook (1935)
- The Secret of Polichinelle (1936)
- The Flame (1936)
- The Lover of Madame Vidal (1936)
- Death on the Run (1936)
- Chaste Susanne (1937)
- The Girl in the Taxi (1937)
- The Gateway Streak (1937)
- The New Rich (1938)
- The Train for Venice (1938)
- The Woman of Monte Carlo (1938)
- Unknown of Monte Carlo (1939)
- Deputy Eusèbe (1939)
- Dédé la Musique (1940)
- The Snow on the Footsteps (1942)
- Promise to a Stranger (1942)
- The Crossroads (1942)
- The Secret of Madame Clapain (1943)
- The Angel of the Night (1944)
- My First Love (1945)
- My First Love (1945)
- Gringalet (1946)
- Not So Stupid (1946)
- Loves, Delights and Organs (1947)
- Four Knaves (1947)
- White as Snow (1948)
- The Shadow (1948)
- The Firemen's Ball (1948)
- The Heart on the Sleeve (1948)
- The Nude Woman (1949)
- The Chocolate Girl (1950)
- King Pandora (1950)
- Mademoiselle Josette, My Woman (1950)
- Pigalle-Saint-Germain-de-Prés (1950)
- The King of Camelots (1951)
- Chacun son tour (1951)
- Never Two Without Three (1951)
- Au cabaret, un soir (1951)
- Hello... I love you (1952)
- The Last Robin Hood (1952)
- Three Men and a Piano (1953)
- Wonderful Mentality (1953)
- The Eye Behind the Scenes (1953)
- His Father's Portrait (1953)
- Death on the Run (1954)
- Scènes de ménage (1954)
- Caf' Conc' (1954)
- Four Days in Paris (1955)
- The Duratons (1955)
- La Joyeuse Prison (1956)
- Love in Jamaica (1957)
- Five Million in Cash (1957)
- A Legitimate Defense (1958)
- Sacred Youth (1958)
- Le Rondon (1960)
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