Why Not! (1977)
Pourquoi pas! (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 1h 33min
- Comedy, Drama
- 23 Jul 1979 (USA)
- Movie
- 1 win & 1 nomination.
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Sami Frey | ... |
Fernand Bulard
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Christine Murillo | ... |
Alexa, dite Alex
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Mario Gonzales | ... |
Louis
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Nicole Jamet | ... |
Sylvie
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Michel Aumont | ... |
L'inspecteur Bricat
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Mathé Souverbie | ... |
La mère de Sylvie
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Alain Salomon | ... |
Roger
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Jacques Rispal | ... |
Le père de Louis
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Florence Brière |
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Louise Chevalier | ... |
La mère de Louis
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Bernard Crombey | ... |
Le collègue de Roger
(as Bernard Crombé)
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Denise Dax |
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Dorothy Marchini | ... |
L'américaine
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André Marcon | ... |
Le nouveau mari de l'ex de Fernand
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Geneviève Mnich | ... |
L'ex-femme de Fernand
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Guylène Péan | ... |
L'employée
(as Guylaine Péan)
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Xavier Saint-Macary | ... |
Paul, le play-boy
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Marie-Thérèse Saussure | ... |
Madame Picaud
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Nicolas Serreau | ... |
Le serveur dans la boîte
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Luce Fabiole | ... |
Peau de Chagrin (uncredited)
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Directed by
Coline Serreau |
Written by
Coline Serreau | ... | (scenario and dialogue) |
Produced by
Michèle Dimitri | ... | producer |
Music by
Jean-Pierre Mas |
Cinematography by
Jean-François Robin |
Editing by
Joëlle Hache | ||
Sophie Tatischeff |
Editorial Department
Françoise Clausse | ... | assistant editor |
Production Design by
Denis-Martin Sisteron |
Production Management
Sophie Cavagnac | ... | assistant unit manager |
Lucien Ménard | ... | assistant unit manager |
Emilienne Pecqueur | ... | unit manager (as Émilienne Pecqueur) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Patrick Dewolf | ... | assistant director |
Georges Manulelis | ... | second assistant director (as Georges Manuelis) |
Roch Stéphanik | ... | second assistant director (as Roch Stephanik) |
Art Department
Frédéric Domont | ... | graphic designer |
Sound Department
Nara Kollery | ... | sound mixer |
Alain Lachassagne | ... | sound |
Patrice Noïa | ... | sound (as Patrice Noia) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Jean Atanassian | ... | gaffer |
Guy Canu | ... | key grip |
René Piget | ... | electrician |
Eduardo Serra | ... | camera operator |
Gérard Sterin | ... | assistant camera |
Gaston Verdonck | ... | grip |
Music Department
Daniel Humair | ... | musician: drums |
Jean-Pierre Mas | ... | musician: piano |
Gus Nemeth | ... | musician: bass |
Jean-Robert Viard | ... | music consultant |
Script and Continuity Department
Anne Mirman | ... | script girl |
Additional Crew
Pierre Bergam | ... | trapeze advisor |
Gilbert Guez | ... | press attache |
Andrée Jan | ... | trapeze advisor |
Colette Martin | ... | production secretary |
Bernard Turin | ... | trapeze advisor |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Abaton-Filmverleih (1978) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- TOP-Film (1978) (Austria) (theatrical)
- New Line Cinema (1979) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Wm. Lange & Associates (1979) (theatrical) (USA: Midwest) (subtitled)
- Le Chat Qui Fume (2022) (France) (theatrical) (re-release) (4K restoration)
- Roxy International (1980) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Société Nouvelle de Doublage SND (1977) (France) (theatrical)
- Canal+ (1986) (France) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Ciné Lumières de Paris (electrical equipment)
- Copra Films (sound equipment)
- Studios de Billancourt (auditorium)
- Éditions Owl Music - Jean-Marie Salhani (music edition)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Her name is Alexa (Christine Murillo) but, for them, it's Alex. Fernand (Sami Frey) and Louis (Mario Gonzalez) love her and share tenderness, physical pleasure and everyday worries with her. There is also an attraction between the two boys which makes them happy lovers. This "couple" to three lives in a suburban house, Fernand being in charge of management and housework, Alexa to bring back the money that an old lady pays her for a few hours of reading. As for Louis, whose nerves on edge sometimes crack and whose need to be secure is immense, he plays the piano in a box. The meeting of Fernand and Sylvie (Nicole Jamet) will upset this beautiful balance. Alexa and Louis feel abandoned by Fernand who has disappeared to live his new love. Alexa, discouraged, threatens to leave, too. But Louis manages to find Fernand who decides to come back to the pavilion with Syvie of course. Happy to live with Fernand, Sylvie misunderstands the true relationships of the three friends. When she finds out the truth, it hurts her so much that she decides to leave them. But she won't. |
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Trivia | French certificate: -13. See more » |
Movie Connections | Referenced in Poleshift-CITY LIFE-Hamburg (1990). See more » |