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.https://www.unifrance.org/film/5516/folie-douceDicale p.57Rège p.799 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
References
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
Folie douce (1951) at the Films de France