Pédale douce

1996 French film
  • 27 March 1996 (1996-03-27)
Running time
100 minutesCountryFranceLanguageFrenchBudget$5 millionBox office$26 million[1]

Pédale douce (Soft Pedal) is a 1996 French comedy film directed by Gabriel Aghion. Fanny Ardant won the 1997 César Award for Best Actress for her performance as Eva.

Plot

Adrien works in an advertising agency in the day and at night he becomes the queen of a gay bar, run by his best friend, the seductive Eva. When Alexandre Agut, a major client of Adrien, wants to get to know him, he asks Eva to pose as his wife. Everything gets carried away when Alexandre falls in love with her.

Cast

  • Patrick Timsit - Adrien Aymar
  • Fanny Ardant - Evelyne, called Eva
  • Richard Berry - Alexandre Hagutte
  • Michèle Laroque - Marie Hagutte
  • Jacques Gamblin - André Lemoine
  • Dominique Besnehard - Riki
  • Christian Bujeau [fr] - Dr. Séverine
  • Boris Terral - Cyril

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result
1997 César Award Best Actress Fanny Ardant Won
Best Actor Patrick Timsit Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Jacques Gamblin Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Michèle Laroque Nominated
Best Film Gabriel Aghion Nominated
Best Writing Gabriel Aghion
Patrick Timsit
Nominated

Sequel

A 2004's sequel Pédale dure (Pédale douce 3 : Elles sont tellement folles qu'elles ont oublié de faire le 2!) with Gérard Darmon, Michèle Laroque and Dany Boon but he has received generally very negative reviews.

References

  1. ^ "Pédale douce (1996) - JPBox-Office".

External links

  • Pédale douce at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
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Films directed by Gabriel Aghion
  • Pédale douce (1996)
  • Belle maman (1999)
  • Le Libertin (2000)
  • Absolument fabuleux (2001)


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