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Cigalon
Cigalon (Alexandre Arnaudy) manages a restaurant in a small town in Provence. A chef with a high opinion of his past culinary achievements, he makes no effort to attract customers and is rude to those who venture into his establishment expecting to be fed. To Cigalon, gastronomy is the greatest of all the arts, and so he is naturally aghast when a former laundress named Madame Toffi (Marguerite Chabert) opens a restaurant next door to his. Madame Toffi does not share his elevated notions and intends to serve meals to the general public - an appalling prospect! While Cigalon's restaurant remains empty, Madame Toffi's is always busy. To prove he's the better chef, Cigalon must now start catering to the whims of paying customers or be forced out of business.
Cast
- Alexandre Arnaudy as Cigalon
- Henri Poupon as Le comte
- Marguerite Chabert as Mme Toffi
- Alida Rouffe as Sidonie
- Charles Blavette as Le Gendarme
- Jean Castan as Vergile
- Renée Champfleury as Adéle
- John Dubrou as Le petit garçon
- André Pollack as Le Brigadier
- Marthe Rougier as La Tante
- Charles Pons as (uncredited)
Details
- Director
- Marcel Pagnol
- Released
- December 11, 1935
- Runtime
- 1h 13m
- Genres
- Comedy
- Studio
- Les Films Marcel Pagnol
- Status
- Released
- TMDB score
- 6.4 / 10 from 9 votes
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