After being charmed by That Naughty Girl (1956-also reviewed) I decided to check if I had any other 1956 films waiting to be played starring BB. Curious from this being the most obscure of the remaining French titles she did in '56, led to me meeting the bride:
View on the film:
Visibly appearing loved up, when cuddling a cute kitten, BB gives a great performance as Chouchou, whose naive country girl comedic dialogue BB performs with relish,as Chouchou becomes increasingly frustrated by the demands of the magazine.
Mentioning Cinderella in the dialogue, the screenplay by Juliette Saint-Giniez & Rififi (1955-also reviewed) cinematographer Philippe Agostini initially make their adaptation of Odette Joyeux's (who two years later married Agostini) novel appear light and fluffy,via crisp Rom-Com exchanges between Chouchou and fellow model Patrice (played with a debonair swagger by Jean-Francois Calve) at photo shoots for the magazine.
Cutting into the cake, the writers serve up a slice of bouncy satirical Comedy, ripping into the staged photos and fake stories that the glossy celebrity magazines are filled with, as editor Judith (played with a snappy Screwball Comedy manner by Micheline Presle) attempts to snap Patrice and Chouchou into a wedding, in order to increase sales.
Taking Chouchou out of the countryside and into the a life of glamour, director Pierre Gaspard-Huit and The Old Guard (1960-also reviewed) cinematographer Louis Page weave a whimsical atmosphere of glittery long panning shots towards Chouchou taking a fancy to Patrice, spinning to pristine close-ups on the demands of Judith being broken,on Chouchou's bridal night.
View on the film:
Visibly appearing loved up, when cuddling a cute kitten, BB gives a great performance as Chouchou, whose naive country girl comedic dialogue BB performs with relish,as Chouchou becomes increasingly frustrated by the demands of the magazine.
Mentioning Cinderella in the dialogue, the screenplay by Juliette Saint-Giniez & Rififi (1955-also reviewed) cinematographer Philippe Agostini initially make their adaptation of Odette Joyeux's (who two years later married Agostini) novel appear light and fluffy,via crisp Rom-Com exchanges between Chouchou and fellow model Patrice (played with a debonair swagger by Jean-Francois Calve) at photo shoots for the magazine.
Cutting into the cake, the writers serve up a slice of bouncy satirical Comedy, ripping into the staged photos and fake stories that the glossy celebrity magazines are filled with, as editor Judith (played with a snappy Screwball Comedy manner by Micheline Presle) attempts to snap Patrice and Chouchou into a wedding, in order to increase sales.
Taking Chouchou out of the countryside and into the a life of glamour, director Pierre Gaspard-Huit and The Old Guard (1960-also reviewed) cinematographer Louis Page weave a whimsical atmosphere of glittery long panning shots towards Chouchou taking a fancy to Patrice, spinning to pristine close-ups on the demands of Judith being broken,on Chouchou's bridal night.