The Suitor (1962)
Le soupirant
83 min
Absent-minded yet cultured, Pierre answers his parents demands to wed by ignoring both astronomy and the housemaid, instead falling head-over-heels for rich damsels.
- Release date
- November 12, 1962
- Country of origin
- France
Where to watch
Subscription
Criterion Channel
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Cast
- France Arnel as Stella, the Olympia star
- Laurence Lignières as Laurence, Pierre's Neighbour
- Claude Massot as Pierre's Father
- Pierre Étaix as Pierre, the Suitor
- Denise Péronne as Pierre's Mother
- Karin Vesely as Ilka, the Swedish Au-pair
- Robert Blome
- Pierre Maguelon as Olympia's Stage Manager
- Dominique Clément
- Dora Diana
- Bernard Dumaine
- Édouard Francomme
- Lucien Frégis as Painter in Park Scene
- Brigitte Juslin
- Patrice Laffont as Stella's Son
- Kim Lokay as Stella's Bodyguard
- Georges Loriot
- Guy Piérauld
- Roger Trapp
- Béatrice Arnac as Stella in TV Scene (uncredited)
- Charles Bayard as Old Man in Lift Scene (uncredited)
- Jean-Claude Carrière as TV presenter (uncredited)
- Pierre Vernet as Man with Girl in Park Scene (uncredited)
Crew
- Pierre Étaix · Director
- Pierre Étaix · Writer
- Jean-Claude Carrière · Writer
- Jean Paillaud · Composer
- Pierre Levent · Cinematographer
- Pierre Gillette · Editor
- Raymond Tournon · Production designer