Monsieur Hector is a 1940 French musical comedy film based upon the play by Pierre de Marivaux, directed by Maurice Cammage[1] and starring Fernandel,[2] [3]Denise Grey and Georges Grey.[4] It was shot at the Neuilly Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Marcel Magniez.

Synopsis

An aristocrat and his valet, after disappointments in life, decide to switch clothes and positions during the Nice Carnival.

Cast

Production

The film was shot during the last moments of the Phoney War.[6] It is one of many films Fernandel has played in in 1940.[7] The film's working title was Le Nègre du Negresco.[8]

Reception

Fulvio Fulvi, in his books about Fernandel, judged it was "an unpretentious film suited to the times".[9]

References

  1. ^ La Cinématographie française (in French). 1959.
  2. ^ Schneider, Vanessa (2008-05-14). La mère de ma mère (in French). Stock. ISBN 978-2-234-06617-5.
  3. ^ Les Cahiers de la cinémathèque (in French). Amis du cinéma de Perpignan et Confrontation. 1988.
  4. ^ Quinlan p.178
  5. ^ Grey, Denise (1988-01-01). Soixante-dix ans sur les planches (in French). (Plon) réédition numérique FeniXX. ISBN 978-2-259-30376-7.
  6. ^ Durant, Philippe (2024-03-13). Stars en guerre (in French). Alisio. ISBN 978-2-37935-505-9.
  7. ^ Garcia, Bob (2023-02-22). Hergé, les ultimes secrets (in French). Editions du Rocher. ISBN 978-2-268-10888-9.
  8. ^ Short, K. R. M. (2021-11-21). Film & Radio Propaganda in World War II. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-000-45830-5.
  9. ^ Fulvi, Fulvio (2015-10-09). Il vero volto di don Camillo. Vita & storie di Fernandel (in Italian). Ares. ISBN 978-88-8155-668-7.

Bibliography

  • Quinlan, David. Quinlan's Film Stars. Batsford, 2000.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsieur_Hector
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