Pédale douce
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| Pédale douce (Soft Pedal) | |
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 DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Gabriel Aghion |
| Written by | Gabriel Aghion Pierre Palmade Patrick Timsit |
| Starring | Patrick Timsit Fanny Ardant Richard Berry Michèle Laroque |
| Cinematography | Fabio Conversi |
| Edited by | Luc Barnier |
| Music by | Philippe Chopin Gaetano Donizetti |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | AMLF |
Release date |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Budget | $5 million |
| Box 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
[edit]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
[edit]- 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 - Dr. Séverine
- Boris Terral - Cyril
Awards and nominations
[edit]| 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
[edit]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
[edit]External links
[edit]- Pédale douce at IMDb
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