Antoine and Antoinette

Antoine and Antoinette (French: Antoine et Antoinette) is a 1947 French comedy film directed by Jacques Becker. It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert-Jules Garnier. It was entered into the 1947 Cannes Film Festival.^[1]

Antoine and Antoinette
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Directed by	Jacques Becker
Written by	Jacques Becker Maurice Griffe Françoise Giroud
Produced by	Georges André
Starring	Roger Pigaut
Cinematography	Pierre Montazel
Edited by	Marguerite Renoir
Music by	Jean-Jacques Grunenwald
Production company	Gaumont
Distributed by	Gaumont Distribution
Release date	31 October 1947 (1947-10-31)
Running time	78 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Synopsis

Antoine and Antoinette are a working class family living and working in Paris. He is employed in a printing press and she in a department store. The couple are poor, but have many friends. However, Antoine is jealous of the attention paid to the vivacious Antoinette by other men, despite the fact she is devoted to him. An apparent lottery win seems to have solved their financial problems, until Antoine loses the winning ticket on the Paris Metro.

Main cast

• Roger Pigaut as Antoine Moulin
• Claire Mafféi as Antoinette Moulin
• Noël Roquevert as Mr. Roland
• Gaston Modot as civil servant
• Made Siamé as the shopkeeper's wife
• Pierre Trabaud as Riton
• Jacques Meyran as M. Barbelot
• François Joux as bridegroom
• Gérard Oury as customer
• Charles Camus as the shopkeeper
• Émile Drain as father-in-law
• Annette Poivre as Juliette