His Father's Portrait

    His Father's Portrait
    1953

    Synopsis

    Paul has to leave his country home to collect his father's inheritance of a department store. A natural-born son, Paul's stepmother gives him a cold reception, and he's appalled by the behavior of his half-sister Dominique, an existentialist of the highest order. Paul's gumption restores the Galeries Parisiennes to its former glory, and he gives a farewell present to a more subdued Dominique. He returns to his village, arm in arm with the wise Marie-Louise, ex-saleswoman at the Grand Magasin.

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    Cast

    • Jean RichardPaul Durand
    • Michèle PhilippeMelle Marie-Louise, la vendeuse du rayon Ameublement Décoration
    • Brigitte BardotDominique Dupond-Durand, la demi-sœur de Paul
    • Mona GoyaMme mère Dupond-Durand
    • Frédéric DuvallèsM. Boudignon, le directeur du magasin
    • Maurice BiraudDidier, le snob, prétentieux, parasite
    • Charles BouillaudM. Martin, le comptable "complice" du magasin
    • Philippe MareuilMichel, le dessinateur du magasin
    • Robert RollisFerdinand, le vendeur du rayon Installation Ménagère
    • Max DesrauLe vendeur des "Gant Perrin"

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