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Mitsou (1956)

Mitsou poster
Original title
Mitsou ou Comment l'esprit vient aux filles...
Directed by
Jacqueline Audry
Genre
comedy film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 32m
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A music hall singer gets caught between an older rich man and a young army officer. Both men want her affection and she must decide between them.

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What happens

Mitsou (or Mitsou ou Comment l'esprit vient aux filles...) is a 1956 French comedy film directed by Jacqueline Audry and starring Danièle Delorme, Fernand Gravey and François Guérin. A music hall singer becomes involved in a love triangle with an older, wealthy man and a young army officer. It is based on the 1919 novella Mitsou by Colette. The title role is played by Danièle Delorme who had previously appeared as Gigi in the 1949 film adaptation of Colette's work Gigi which was also directed by Audry. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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