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Le jour des rois (1991)

93 min · Tragicomedy

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Directors

Marie-Claude Treilhou

Cast

Danielle Darrieux, Micheline Presle, Paulette Dubost, Robert Lamoureux

On Epiphany Sunday, three sisters follow a packed schedule that includes a comedy troupe featuring their fourth sister, Marie-Louise, an outsider.

The story

Three sisters get together every Sunday. Suzanne, the eldest, finds it difficult to put up with her husband, Georges. Germaine is single and lives in a retirement home, while Armande leads a quiet life with her husband, Albert. On Epiphany Sunday, the sisters plan a busy day: visiting a cemetery, having lunch at a Chinese restaurant, eating king cake and choosing a king, then seeing a comedy troupe of senior citizens. Their fourth sister, Marie-Louise, an outsider, performs with the troupe.

Full plot (contains spoilers)

Three sisters get together every Sunday. Suzanne, the eldest, finds it difficult to put up with her husband, Georges. Germaine, who is single, lives in a retirement home. Armande leads a quiet life with her husband, Albert. On Epiphany Sunday, they have a packed schedule: stopping by the cemetery, having lunch at a Chinese restaurant, eating king cake and choosing a king, and going to see a comedy troupe of senior citizens, in which their fourth sister and an outsider, Marie-Louise, performs.

Genres

Tragicomedy

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