Papa, maman, la bonne et moi... (1954)
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Robert Lamoureux, Nicole Courcel, Gaby Morlay, Fernand Ledoux, Louis de Funès, Madeleine Barbulée, Yolande Laffon, Gaston Modot, Robert Rollis, Dominique Davray, Françoise Hornez, Dominique Marcas, Judith Magre, Jacques Marin, Jean Tissier
Robert’s uncertain prospects and reluctance to tell his somewhat authoritarian parents about his marriage plans are complicated when Catherine decides to seek work in their home, hoping to win them over.
The story
Robert, a trainee at a law office, still lives with his parents in an apartment building in Montmartre. After flirting with a colleague, he is fired by his jealous employer. He then meets Catherine, who is caring for her niece, and falls in love with her. Robert plans to marry Catherine but hesitates to tell his parents because his professional situation is becoming uncertain and his father is somewhat authoritarian. Against Robert’s wishes, Catherine decides to seek work as a maid for his parents, hoping to win them over.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
A feature-length adaptation of a sketch by Robert Lamoureux, the film depicts an average French family and their relations with their neighbors, shopkeepers, and servants in an apartment building in Montmartre. Robert, a trainee at the law office of Mr. Turpin, still lives with his parents. While flirting with a colleague, he is fired by his jealous employer. He then meets Catherine, who is caring for a little girl—her niece—and falls in love with her. However, Robert hesitates to tell his parents that he plans to marry because his professional situation is becoming uncertain and his father is somewhat authoritarian. But, against her boyfriend’s wishes, Catherine decides to get hired by Robert’s parents as a “maid of all work,” hoping to win them over.
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