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Beaujolais Nouveau Is Arrived

Beaujolais Nouveau Is Arrived

MAR 26, 1978 · 92 MIN · DIR. JEAN-LUC VOULFOW

Comedy

Beaujolais Nouveau Is Arrived, directed by Jean-Luc Voulfow in 1978, is a comedy inspired by the novel by René Fallet that depicts an incredible adventure set against a backdrop of French rurality and popular friendship. The film tells the story of Camadule, an enigmatic and endearing character, respected in his small café "Chez Gaston", where he shares anecdotes and mysteries. One day, his friends entrust him with the sacred mission of fetching several barrels of Beaujolais Nouveau, supposedly belonging to an old countess with whom he is favored. To accomplish this quest, he is joined by the Captain, a former soldier disillusioned by life and its failures, and Kamel, an immigrant worker, all driven by the hope of the new wine and the dream of a collective adventure.

Cast

  • Jean Carmet

    Jean Carmet

    Camadule

  • Michel Galabru

    Michel Galabru

    Le Capitaine

  • Rabah Loucif

    Rabah Loucif

    Kamel

  • Pierre Mondy

    Pierre Mondy

    Georges

  • Pierre Bertin

    Pierre Bertin

    Le vieux Casseur

  • Pascale Roberts

    Pascale Roberts

    La femme de Georges

  • Michel Blanc

    Michel Blanc

    Le fils du capitaine

  • Paul Crauchet

    Paul Crauchet

    Gaston, le patron du 1er bistrot

  • Catherine Mongodin

    Catherine Mongodin

  • Jocelyn Canoen

  • Rita Maiden

    Rita Maiden

  • Catherine Privat

Crew

Writer

Jean-Luc Voulfow

Writer

Marco Pico

Director of Photography

Jean-Paul Schwartz

Editor

Armand Psenny

Producer

Michel Seydoux

Producer

Serge Laski