Name: Adorables démons
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1957-06-05
Duration: 1 h 34 min
Rating: 3.5
Cast: Claudine Dupuis, Rellys, Jean Poiret

With "Adorables démons" ,Maurice Cloche,once more in the fifties and sixties ,hit rock bottom .

An invaluable necklace was stolen by a model (Claudine Dupuis) when she displayed her physique under an old husband's (Rellys) eyes ;and his wife (Dora Doll ) must wear it for a ball,a situation not unlike that of the queen who had lost her 'ferrets" (=diamond studs) in "Les Trois Mousquetaires "; husband and wife had made a deal : if the necklace was lost by one of them, the other one had to give a hefty sum .So the unfortunate hubby hires two private eyes ,Willis jr and Willis sr.

This dismal comedy is partially saved by some of its actors:Jean Poiret and Michel Serrault,then a team ,portray detectives who are about as astute as Hergé's "les Dupondt "(the Thompson twins) and the desperate hubby is none the wiser ; he even tries to investigate himself and his disguise looks like Hergé 's Professeur Tournesol (Calculus) Both Poiret and Serrault save something from the wreckage ;so does Claude Piéplu as a shrink apparently looking for patients for his insane asylum.

The same cannot be said for Dora Doll, absurdly cast as a Russian wife (whereas it would have taken Elvire Popesco) ; to give the movie a Russian touch ,one is granted a version of "plaine ,ma plaine" ( ="meadowsland"= " polyuska polye" ) written by Lev Knipper which the Russian soldiers would sing in WW2.

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The comedy genre refers to a category of entertainment that aims to amuse and entertain audiences by using humor, wit, and comedic situations. Comedies are created with the primary intention of eliciting laughter and providing lighthearted enjoyment. They encompass a wide range of styles, tones, and themes, appealing to various tastes and audiences.

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Dora Doll and Yves Massard in Adorables démons (1957)

Claudine Dupuis, Jean Poiret, and Michel Serrault in Adorables démons (1957)

Claudine Dupuis and Rellys in Adorables démons (1957)

Jean Poiret, Albert Préjean, Rellys, and Michel Serrault in Adorables démons (1957)

Jean Poiret and Michel Serrault in Adorables démons (1957)

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