Get Out Your Handkerchiefs

Get Out Your Handkerchiefs

Get Out Your Handkerchiefs

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Get Out Your Handkerchiefs

"The Delicious Anarchy of Love and Devotion"

1978

1h 48m

6.6(137 votes)

Romance

Comedy

Drama

Overview

Solange is seriously depressed, and her kindhearted husband, Raoul, makes it his mission to cure her doldrums. After many failed attempts to cheer her up, Raoul hits upon a possible solution: find his wife a lover. Unfortunately, his choice, Stéphane, proves to be just as ineffectual in restoring her flagging spirits. In the end, the gorgeous Solange finds her own, highly problematic tonic to her troubles in the form of a 13-year-old boy.

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Belga Films

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Cast & Crew

18 members

Acting

Gérard Depardieu

Raoul

Gérard Depardieu

Acting

Patrick Dewaere

Stéphane

Patrick Dewaere

Acting

Carole Laure

Solange

Carole Laure

Acting

Michel Serrault

le voisin

Michel Serrault

Acting

Eléonore Hirt

Mme Beloeil

Eléonore Hirt

Acting

Jean Rougerie

M. Beloeil

Jean Rougerie

Acting

Riton Liebman

Christian Beloeil

Riton Liebman

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Sylvie Joly

la passante

Sylvie Joly

Acting

Michel Beaune

Le docteur Rue

Michel Beaune

Acting

Liliane Rovère

La barmaid

Liliane Rovère

Acting

Roger Riffard

Le médecin du port

Roger Riffard

Acting

André Thorent

Le professeur

André Thorent

Acting

André Lacombe

Le délégué syndical

André Lacombe

Acting

David Gabison

Le quidam

David Gabison

Acting

Gilberte Géniat

L'ouvreuse du théâtre

Gilberte Géniat

Acting

Jean Perin

Un ouvrier

No Image

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Bertrand De Hautefort

Un officier

No Image

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Philippe Brigaud

Le docteur Papillon

Philippe Brigaud

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