Pédale douce

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.

Pédale douce (Soft Pedal)
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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	TF1 Films Production MDG Canal+
Distributed by	AMLF
Release date	27 March 1996 (1996-03-27)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	France
Language	French
Budget	$5 million
Box office	$26 million[1]

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.