Very Happy Alexander
| Very Happy Alexander | |
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| Directed by | Yves Robert |
| Written by | Yves Robert |
| Starring | Philippe Noiret |
| Music by | Vladimir Cosma[1] |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Box office | $16,645,537[2] |
Very Happy Alexander (French: Alexandre le Bienheureux, "Blissful Alexander") is a 1968 French comedy film, written and directed by Yves Robert, starring Philippe Noiret, Marlène Jobert and Françoise Brion.
The film was released on DVD on 4 May 2004.
Brief summary
[edit]Philippe Noiret plays a henpecked childless farmer that lives oppressed by his authoritarian and materialistic wife, being the only worker in his farm. Whenever he attempts to take a small rest, indulge in any distraction, or simply falls asleep out of exhaustion, there she is chasing him to move on. When she and her elderly parents are killed in a car accident, he decides that the time has come to take it easy and enjoy life a little, sets all his livestock free, and then practically disappears. The only clue that he is still alive is his dog, who periodically goes shopping to the nearby town with a basket in its mouth. Concerns about Alexander's fate are the center of the town's gossip. After several attempts, a delegation sent by the citizens finds he has retired—to his bed. This creates no small social upheaval in this working-class small French town where hard work is regarded as a virtue, and hence his attitude is viewed as a scandal and a menace.
Cast
[edit]- Philippe Noiret – Alexandre
- Françoise Brion – La Grande, Alexandre's wife
- Marlène Jobert – Agathe
- Paul Le Person – Sanguin
- Tsilla Chelton – Madame Bouillot
- Léonce Corne – Lamendin
- Pierre Richard – Colibert
- Jean Saudray – Pinton
- Marcel Bernier – Malicorne
- Bernard Charlan – The mayor
- Madeleine Damien – Madame Boisseau
- Pierre Maguelon – Verglandier
- François Vibert – Alexandre's father in law
- Jean Carmet – La Fringale
Production
[edit]The film was partially shot in the village of Alluyes, in Eure-et-Loir.[3][4][5]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Alexandre le bienheureux, le confiné joyeux" by Stéphane Dreyfus, 23 March 2020, La Croix (in French)
- ↑ "Alexandre le bienheureux (1968)". JPBox-Office.
- ↑ "Il y a 55 ans, Alexandre dormait à la ferme de Beaudoin". L'Écho républicain (in French). 26 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
- ↑ Tournage du film d'Yves Robert "Alexandre le bienheureux" | INA (in French). Retrieved 1 August 2026 – via www.ina.fr.
- ↑ "Alexandre le Bienheureux : Un conte paysan tourné en beauce". France 3 Centre-Val de Loire (in French). 22 November 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
- "Information about the film, synopsis, trailer" (in French)
- "Alexandre le Bienheureux" (in French)
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