The Edifying and Joyous Story of Colinot

The Edifying and Joyous Story of Colinot (French: L'histoire très bonne et très joyeuse de Colinot Trousse-Chemise) is a 1973 French comedy film directed and written by Nina Companéez. Francis Huster stars as the title character, Colinot. It is notable as the final film appearance of Brigitte Bardot who retired from the entertainment industry when the film went into post-production.

The motivating and Joyous Story of Colinot
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Directed by	Nina Companéez
Written by	Nina Companéez
Produced by	Mag Bodard
Starring	Francis Huster Nathalie Delon Brigitte Bardot Bernadette Lafont
Cinematography	Ghislain Cloquet
Edited by	Raymonde Guyot
Music by	Guy Bontempelli
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release dates	25 October 1973 (1973-10-25) (France) 17 May 1974 (1974-05-17) (Italy)
Running time	105 minutes
Country	France
Language	French
Box office	913,333 admissions (France)[1]

Plot

Colinot's (Huster) world is turned upside down when his fiancee is kidnapped. This leads him to dangerous chase around 15th century France only to find that she has found love in the arms of a nobleman. His fortunes take a turn when he meets Arabelle (Bardot) who teaches him many life lessons.^[2]

Cast

• Francis Huster as Colinot
• Brigitte Bardot as Arabelle
• Nathalie Delon as Bertrade
• Ottavia Piccolo as Bergamotte
• Francis Blanche as vagrant
• Bernadette Lafont as Rosemonde
• Alice Sapritch as Dame Blanche
• Muriel Catala as Blandine
• Jean-Claude Drouot as Masnil Plassac
• Julien Guiomar as Rosemonde's husband
• Jean Le Poulain as Brother Albaret
• Paul Müller as Brother Hugo
• Rufus as Gagnepain
• Henri Tisot as Tournebeuf
• Évelyne Buyle as The paid companion
• Guy Grosso as Lucas
• Catherine Lachens
• Marie-Georges Pascal
• Maurice Barrier
• Mike Marshall