Monsieur Cognac
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Monsieur Cognac |
| Original title | Wild and Wonderful |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1964 |
| length | 87 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Michael Anderson |
| script |
Larry Markes , Michael Morris , Waldo Salt |
| production | Harold Hecht |
| music | Morton Stevens |
| camera | Joseph LaShelle |
| cut | Gene Milford |
| occupation | |
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Monsieur Cognac is an American romance and comedy film directed by Michael Anderson . Tony Curtis and Christine Kaufmann , who got married in 1963, play the leading roles .
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"Monsieur Cognac" is the name of a white poodle male who rose to become a television and advertising star in Paris in the early 1960s. The pampered dog likes to take a break every now and then and slip away from his mistress, the young French woman Giselle Ponchon, through the cellar hole of the Ponchon house. Then he walks carefree through the night streets of the French metropolis. At a music bar in which the American Terry Williams appears with his combo, "Monsieur Cognac" likes to sip the eponymous alcoholic drink from a cup that was actually reserved for one of the musicians. But the male poodle is not drawn to the music shed because of the cognac, rather he likes the pretty poodle ladies who are part of the show program. When Monsieur Cognac ran after Terry in an early blooming friendship and both went on an extensive pub crawl, during which the dog, which had meanwhile turned green through an accident, turned out to be a proven connoisseur of alcoholic beverages, Terry met his owner Giselle through Monsieur Cognac. Because she storms into Terry's apartment the following morning, accompanied by her father and the police, in order to have him arrested for "dognapping".
Soon the suspected dog kidnapper and Monsieur Cognac's owner fall in love and even want to get married - much to the displeasure of Giselle's father and Monsieur Cognacs, because the dog is now starting to get jealous and tries to pull Terry out of the Ponchon house with his own resources. So that he at least has a free run in the marriage bed, Terry tries to trick Cognac by pouring a powdered sleeping pill into the glass of champagne specially prepared for the dog. But Monsieur Cognac is not stupid, smells the roast and swaps glasses with his snout in a moment of Terry's inattention, so that Terry falls into a deep sleep on their wedding night. The next day Terry wants to make peace with the dog in private with a "handshake", but at that moment the dog squeaks so loudly that Giselle, her father and her uncle rush into the room, assuming that Terry is torturing the dog.
Terry saw through the poodle when the allegations pound down on him. While Monsieur Cognac is playing the beaten innocent little boy with a dachshund look, Terry bursts out: “He's a lying, double-faced, lousy hypocrite!” He scolds in the presence of Giselle, who can't believe that her lovable, howling dog is actually the new Tried to bully husband. She strokes the poodle's head with the words “Poor little cognac”. While the broken dog owner leaves the salon and leaves Terry confused, Monsieur Cognac hops up beaming with joy and celebrates his first big victory over Terry. He doesn't believe his eyes can be believed. When Giselle returns to the room, the fake fifty man also fakes a wounded paw and hobbles over to a chair on which Terry Hut is lying to fetch him - as a request that Terry should please leave the house. Terry just looks aghast at so much falsehood. But this time Cognac made a mistake, because next time he'll hobble on the wrong paw. Now Giselle also recognizes Cognac's double game.
In his mock melodrama, Monsieur Cognac goes in front of a gas stove and pretends to commit suicide. Except for Giselle, who is now convinced of Terry's decency, everyone else in Giselle's court can still be wrapped around their finger by the wacky dog. Terry can hardly believe that Giselle is now a certain Dr. Reynard calls, who turns out to be Cognac's psychiatrist. But even he is at a loss, and Terry makes it clear to everyone present that this cooked-out mutt is fooling everyone and is only faking its ailments.
When the American realizes that the canine neuroses have spread to all those around cognac, Terry makes it clear to his newlyweds that he cannot live like that and leaves Giselle's house. Only with his music buddies does Terry realize what Monsieur Cognac is missing: a poodle friend, a Madame Cognac! Said and done. Since u. a. Even a poodle lady was part of a show number at his last gig, he “borrows” that Madame Poupée, a very charming, well-coiffed, white poodle. Terry smuggles this to the set, where Giselle is recording a TV program with Monsieur Cognac. Terry and Cognac seal a deal with a handshake or a paw: the dog is allowed to go to his bitch, if Cognac promises to stop sabotaging Terry and Giselle's married life. When the owner of Poupée appears, accuses those present of kidnapping Poupée and the poodles romp around the set like crazy, the chaos is perfect. Finally, Terry and Giselle kiss in front of the television camera for a happy ending.
Production notes
Monsieur Cognac was created in the second half of 1963 and was premiered in Germany on May 1, 1964. In Austria, the strip started on June 5, 1964, in the USA Wild and Wonderful , the original title, had its premiere in New York five days later.
In addition to the three nominal scriptwriters, three other authors involved in the story are named: Richard M. Powell, Philipp Rapp and Dorothy Crider, who wrote the story template I Married a Dog .
The film structures were designed by Alexander Golitzen and Ted Haworth , the costumes by Rosemary Odell . The background paintings are from Albert Whitlock . Joseph Gershenson was the musical director.
Tony Curtis is, like mostly in Germany, dubbed by Herbert Stass .
Reviews
“It's 'wild' and completely crazy is a good description of this Harold Hecht production, which falls into a hectic pace and into an extended comedy and slapstick escapade. (...) The enchanting Miss Kaufmann seems content to look charming in a range of chic dresses and plays Tony Curtis' romantic interest, which she does well. "
"Empty slapstick conversation centered around a French poodle movie star and Tony Curtis and Christine Kaufmann turtling each other."
"Lovable, clown-like comedy in a studio-like 'happy Paris'."
"Harmless and entertaining comedy with a fairytale touch, but the ingenuity of which is modest."
Paimann's film lists summed up: “It takes a lot of diplomacy to bring poodle to poodle and the lovers together ... With which you create an amusing story that makes it possible to use the“ stealing ”animal star as a pacemaker for his two-legged colleagues. There are funny (Germanized) dialogues, musical. Illustration, pleasing interiors in decent color photography. (...) A delightful poodle story. "
Web links
- Monsieur Cognac in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- full review in The Evening Independent
Individual evidence
- ↑ Monsieur Cognac. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 31, 2017 .
- ↑ Monsieur Cognac in Paimann's film lists ( Memento of the original from October 13, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
