Sweet Deception (French: La mandarine) is a 1972 French-Italian comedy film directed by Édouard Molinaro and starring Annie Girardot, Philippe Noiret and Madeleine Renaud.Rège p.743Mérigeau p.202 It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris and on location around the city, including at the Tuileries Garden and Hôtel Lancaster. The film's sets were designed by the art director François de Lamothe.
Synopsis The plot revolves around a small hotel in Paris run by the family of Madame Boulard. The arrival of the charming young Englishman Tony complicates their various relationships.
Cast Annie Girardot as Séverine Philippe Noiret as Georges Madeleine Renaud as Madame Boulard dite Mémé Boul' Murray Head as Antony 'Tony' Bellay-Vanguard Marie-Hélène Breillat as Baba Jean-Claude Dauphin as Alain Robert Berri as Le client qui dîne Madeleine Damien as Augustine - la femme de chambre Nane Germon as La sage-femme Pippo Merisi as Le maître d'hotel Jacques Provins as Arsène - le concierge Jean Roquel as Gaston - le garçon d'étage Marthe Villalonga as La bonne espagnole Lionel Vitrant as Le garagiste
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Bibliography Mérigeau, Pascal Annie Girardot. Éditions PAC, 1978. Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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