Name: Les trois chapeaux claques
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1962-06-26
Duration: 1 h 41 min
Cast: Jean-Pierre Moulin, Olivier Hussenot, Françoise Dorléac

I wanted to see this film for Françoise Dorléac obviously. She was and remains one of the most beautiful and talented actresses of all time. Excellence in famous and highly successful films such as "That Man from Rio" (1964), "The Soft Skin" (1964), "Cul-de-sac" (1966), "Les Demoiselles de Rochefort" (1967). Here she has the main role in a superb play written by the Spaniard Miguel Mihura, the film being a television production. It is 90% comedy and 10% drama. Paula, the character played by Françoise Dorléac, is a poor circus artist, who spends the night of the film's action in a hotel, where she meets Don Dionisio, a little crazy and comical character played with great talent by Jean-Pierre Moulin. Françoise Dorléac is the driving force of the whole action, all the characters have life and motivation thanks to the character played by her with an unusual depth. Appearing all the time only in tight stockings, she is also extremely sexy. A very pleasant surprise to see also Marcel Bozzuffi in an unusual role for him.

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