Sweet Madness

Sweet Madness
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Directed by	Jean-Paul Paulin
Produced by	Pascal Paulin
Written by	Marcel-Éric Grancher Jean-Paul Paulin
Based on	Sous le Pavillon Noir by Marcel-Éric Grancher
Starring	Lisette Jambel Marthe Mercadier Louis de Funès
Music by	Louis Gasté
Cinematography	Pierre Petit
Edited by	Gisèle Gouye
Production company	Francinalp
Distributed by	Astoria Films
Release dates	4 July 1951
Running time	90 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Sweet Madness (French: Folie douce) is a 1951 French comedy film directed by Jean-Paul Paulin and starring Lisette Jambel, Marthe Mercadier and André Gabriello. The film's sets were designed by the art director Eugène Delfau.

Synopsis

The president of a company goes mildly insane and is restrained by his associates in a lunatic asylum. However he escapes and returns to the head of the company showing great extravagances towards the employees that infuriate his fellow directors.

Cast

• Lisette Jambel as Yolande
• Marthe Mercadier as Juliette
• André Gabriello as the captain Edgar Morgan
• Frédéric Duvallès as Mr Lancer-Léger
• Pierre-Louis as Arthur
• Louis de Funès
• Anne Beressy
• Christine Carrère
• Maxime Fabert
• Colette Régis
• Michel Nastorg
• Robert Lussac
• Suzanne Gabriello
• Robert Le Fort
• René Hell
• France Gabriel
• José Casa

Bibliography

• Dicale, Bertrand. Louis de Funès, grimaces et gloire. Grasset, 2009.
• Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

• Sweet Madness at IMDb
• Folie douce (1951) at the Films de France