Le Bon Plaisir

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Le Bon Plaisir

1984

1h 48m

5.7(24 votes)

Comedy

Drama

Romance

Overview

Claire's handbag is stolen. It contained a letter written ten years previously by the man who is now the French President. In the letter, he urges his pregnant mistress to have an abortion. Claire immediately alerts the President's men. From that moment, the machinery of state swings into action.

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47 members

Acting

Catherine Deneuve

Claire Després

Acting

Michel Serrault

Le ministre de l'Intérieur

Acting

Jean-Louis Trintignant

Le Président de la République

Acting

Hippolyte Girardot

Pierre

Acting

Michel Auclair

Herbert

Directing

Michel Boisrond

Le Premier ministre

Acting

Claude Winter

La Présidente

Acting

Alexandra Stewart

Julie Hoffman

Acting

Matthew Pillsbury

Mike

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Danielle Altenburger

Unknown Role

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Denis Astagneau

Un journaliste

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Pierre Baton

Unknown Role

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Michel Berto

Le patron du café

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Viviane Blassel

L'animatrice radio

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Véronique Bonnet

Unknown Role

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Writing

René Bonnell

Un ministre

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Philippe Brizard

Le maître d'hôtel du président

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Roger Gazes

Le patron de Lipp

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Albert Cervoni

Un ministre

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Writing

Jean Curtelin

Unknown Role

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Alain Delmer

Unknown Role

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Étienne Draber

Le médecin du Président

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Alexandre Grall

Unknown Role

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Writing

Michel Grisolia

Un ministre

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Paul Guilbert

Unknown Role

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Guillaume Hanoteau

Un ministre

Acting

Patrick Honoré

Unknown Role

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Maurice Horgues

Le directeur de la radio

Writing

Catherine Lamour

Une ministre

Acting

Laurence Masliah

Odile Allais-Brunetière

Acting

Jean-Pierre Meyer

Unknown Role

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Acting

Christine Ockrent

Une journaliste

Acting

Alain Péron

Unknown Role

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Marie Pillet

La concierge d'Herbert

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Mark Rudkin

Le compagnon de Julie

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Directing

Guy Seligmann

Unknown Role

Acting

Eloïse Sené

Unknown Role

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René Tavernier

Unknown Role

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Directing

Jean-Daniel Verhaeghe

Unknown Role

Crew

Daniel Vérité

Unknown Role

Acting

Nicolas Welfling

Unknown Role

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Daniel Mesguich

L'amant de Claire (voice)

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Janine Darcey

Berthe, la serveuse

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Jacques Doniol-Valcroze

Maître Groset

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Yvette Etiévant

La secrétaire du President

Acting

Jacques Sereys

Le ministre des Affaires étrangères

Acting

Beate Kopp

Unknown Role

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