True love doesn't rust
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | True love doesn't rust |
| Original title | Le grand amour |
| Country of production | France |
| original language | French |
| Publishing year | 1969 |
| length | 118 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Pierre Étaix |
| script | Pierre Étaix Jean-Claude Carrière |
| production |
Paul Claudon Gilbert de Goldschmidt Danièle Delorme Yves Robert |
| music | Claude Stieremans |
| camera | Jean Boffety |
| cut | Henri Lanoë |
| occupation | |
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True love does not rust (original title: Le grand amour , German: The great love ) is a French feature film by Pierre Étaix from 1968. He himself also wrote the script together with Jean-Pierre Carrière . The main roles are cast with the director himself, Annie Fratellini , Nicole Calfan and Alain Janey . In the country of production, the film was released for the first time on March 20, 1969, in the Federal Republic of Germany a quarter of a year later.
action
Not that Pierre wanted to get married right away; he was very comfortable with his girlfriends and would have liked to put off the inevitable a little longer. But in the classic way, after the future mother- in-law has examined him and found him useful, he is lovingly encircled by Florence's family and led to the altar with gentle force. He's not getting married, he's getting married. (Vive la petite différence!)
That works fine for ten years. Under the constant care of the mother-in-law, the tannery owner's wife, life goes on: during the day junior boss in the company, in the evening television or newspaper, Sunday church, then an aperitif , then chicken with peas, in the evening the rest of lunch. Florence is not particularly pretty, but has doe eyes; she is affectionate and a little chubby: the ideal average wife.
Agnes enters Pierre's life, the new secretary, 19 years old, beautifully grown, her face transfigured with a lot of smiles and make-up, Pierre's “great love” (the original title). Agnes is not averse to reciprocating the feeling, and when Florence drives to the sea alone and Pierre's friend Jacques gives the necessary tactical advice, a great time seems to lie ahead. But great love does not go beyond having dinner together. Pierre is clumsy or cowardly or - loyal. Or did habit do its thing? After all, Pierre is happy when Florence comes back, even if he immediately argues with her out of jealousy. The earth has him again.
Awards
In 1969 the film received the Grand prix du cinéma français . The Wiesbaden film evaluation agency awarded the work the title “Valuable”.
criticism
The Protestant film observer draws the following conclusion: Pierre Étaix 'subtle and comical illustration of the banal in daily life, a less spiteful than lovable exposure of the average soul. Recommended for ages 14 and up. The lexicon of international films also has a positive opinion of the work: low-action, but substantial gag-comedy about conjugal love. In a subtle, restrained way, criticism of small-town bourgeoisie is criticized and much wisdom is said about the nature of conjugal love.
Web links
- True love does not rust in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- A few pictures from the film at cinema.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Source: Evangelischer Filmbeobachter , Evangelischer Presseverband München, Review No. 268/1969, pp. 267–268
- ↑ Lexicon of International Films, rororo-Taschenbuch No. 6322 (1988), p. 1397