La Mandarine

La Mandarine

La Mandarine

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La Mandarine

1972

1h 24m

4.7(15 votes)

Comedy

Overview

Paris, seventies. In a hotel in the glittering Rue de Rivoli an English boy falls in love with the two young grandchildren of the owner. Based on the novel "La Mandarine" by Christine de Rivoyre.

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10 featured cast members

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Annie Girardot

Annie Girardot

Séverine Lapierre

Philippe Noiret

Philippe Noiret

Georges Lapierre

Madeleine Renaud

Madeleine Renaud

Mme Boulard, dite « Mémé Boule »

Murray Head

Murray Head

Antony 'Tony' Bellay-Vanguard

Marie-Hélène Breillat

Marie-Hélène Breillat

Baba

Jean-Claude Dauphin

Jean-Claude Dauphin

Alain

Robert Berri

Le client qui dîne

Madeleine Damien

Madeleine Damien

Augustine, la femme de chambre

Nane Germon

Nane Germon

La sage-femme

Pippo Mérisi

Pippo Mérisi

Le maître d'hotel

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Directed by: Édouard Molinaro
Written by: Édouard Molinaro
Produced by: Léo L. Fuchs
Robert Bradford

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