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Encyclopedia > Mon oncle Benjamin

My Uncle Benjamin (French: Mon oncle Benjamin) is a 1969 French movie directed by Édouard Molinaro. 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... For other uses see film (disambiguation) Film refers to the celluliod media on which movies are printed Film — also called movies, the cinema, the silver screen, moving pictures, photoplays, picture shows, flicks, or motion pictures, — is a field that encompasses motion pictures as an art form or as part of...


There is also another film version directed by the Georgian Georgi Daneliya, with music by the famed Georgian composer Giya Kancheli (1969) - the Russian title is Ne Goryuy! and the English equivalent is Don't Worry! Both films are based on a once-popular [French, 1842] comic novel by Claude Tillier. [[1]]


Cast

Jacques Brel (April 8, 1929 – October 9, 1978) was a Belgian French-speaking author-composer, considered by many a poet as well, for the strong power of expression in his lyrics. ... Claude Jade (born 8 October 1948) is a French actress, who was the star in François Truffauts movies Stolen Kisses, Bed & Board and Love on the Run. ... Bernard Blier (11 January 1916 – 29 March 1989) was a French actor. ...

Plot

Spoiler warning: Plot or ending details follow.

The date is 1750 and Louis XV is on the throne. Benjamin is in love with Manette, the innkeeper's beautiful daughter, but she has no intention of giving in to the young doctor until she sees the marriage contract. Later Benjamin is subjected by the Marquis de Camyse to a humilating practical joke. Benjamin is condemned to penal servitude. Benjamin, now free, takes to the road, taking with him Manette, who has at last given in to him, having decides that she prefers happiness to a marriage contract. Events March 2 - Small earthquake in London, England April 4 - Small earthquake in Warrington, England August 23 - Small earthquake in Spalding, England September 30 - Small earthquake in Northampton, England November 16 – Westminster Bridge officially opened Jonas Hanway is the first Englishman to use an umbrella James Gray reveals her sex... Louis XV (February 15, 1710 – May 10, 1774), called the Well-Beloved (French: le Bien-Aimé), was King of France from 1715 to 1774. ...


External links

  • Picture Jacques Brel and Claude Jade
  • Poster "My uncle Benjamin" (Mon oncle Benjamin)
  • Video Cover Mon oncle Benjamin

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My Uncle Benjamin (160 words)
Benjamin is in love with Manette, the inkeeper's beautiful daughter, but she has no intention of giving in to the young doctor until she sees the marriage contract.
Later Benjamin is subjected by the Marquis de Camyse to a humilating practical joke.
Benjamin, now free, takes to the road, taking with him Manette, who has at last given in to him, having decides that she prefers happiness to a marriage contract.
Jacques Brel - Dangeruss-Industries.com (1058 words)
In 1969 he took the lead role in Mon oncle Benjamin[?].
Le Far West, a comedy which he directed, co-wrote and appeared in, was nominated for a Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival in 1973.
He appeared in the musical l'homme de la Mancha (Man of La Mancha) which he also directed, and appeared in films, though his film performances are not thought to be of quite the same caliber as his musical performances.
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