Le Sucre
| Le Sucre | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Jacques Rouffio |
| Produced by |
Lise Fayolle Giorgio Silvagni |
| Written by |
Jacques Rouffio Georges Conchon |
| Starring |
Jean Carmet Gérard Depardieu |
| Music by | Philippe Sarde |
| Cinematography | René Mathelin |
| Edited by | Geneviève Winding |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Gaumont |
Release date |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
| Language | French |
| Box office | $5.7 million[1] |
Le Sucre (or The Sugar) is a 1978 French crime drama thriller film directed by Jacques Rouffio.
Plot
The film recounts a fraud case, on the basis of the speculative bubble on the price of sugar in 1974.[2][3] A small saver, Adrien Courtois lose all the inheritance of his wife. The Viscount Raoul Renaud Homécourt of Vibraye is a fantastic and unscrupulous broker. Between the two men, so different, will be born a friendship and complicity. Around this couple gravitate some savory characters...
Cast
- Jean Carmet : Adrien Courtois
- Gérard Depardieu : Raoul-Renaud Homecourt
- Michel Piccoli : Grezillo
- Nelly Borgeaud : Hilda Courtois
- Georges Descrières : Vandelmont
- Roger Hanin : Karbaoui
- Marthe Villalonga : Madame Karbaoui
- Claude Piéplu : President Berot
- Pierre Vernier : Latoussaint
- Maurice Chevit : Lomont
- Jean-Claude Dreyfus : Mimine
- Jean-Paul Muel : Pergamont
- Tony Taffin : Flanqué
- Jean Champion
Accolades
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | César Awards | Best Actor | Jean Carmet | Nominated |
| Gérard Depardieu | Nominated | |||
| Best Supporting Actor | Jean Carmet | Nominated | ||
| Best Supporting Actress | Nelly Borgeaud | Nominated | ||
| Best Writing | Georges Conchon & Jacques Rouffio | Nominated | ||
References
- ↑ http://www.jpbox-office.com/fichfilm.php?id=7826
- ↑ Gabrysiak, D. (2012). Transgression and Money on Screen: 1970s and 1980s French Films on High Finance. Irish Journal of French Studies, 12(1), 65-82.
- ↑ Delalande, N., & Spire, A. (2010). IV. Vers un rapport apaisé à l'impôt (1974-2007)?. Repères, 79-104.
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