Guinguette is a 1959 French-Italian comedy drama film directed by Jean Delannoy and starring Zizi Jeanmaire, Jean-Claude Pascal and Paul Meurisse.Marie p. 60Gili & Tassone p. 234 It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris and on location around Val-de-Marne. The film's sets were designed by the art director René Renoux. It was distributed by the major studio Gaumont.
Synopsis Former prostitute Renée has earned enough money on the streets of Paris to buy a riverside café on the outskirts of the city that she has long dreamed of running. Her car dealer lover Marco suggests using the unused barn to store second-hand cars, but these ultimately prove to be stolen.
Cast Zizi Jeanmaire as Renée dit 'Guinguette' Jean-Claude Pascal as Marco Paul Meurisse as Le vicomte Edouard de Villancourt Cristina Gaioni as Maryse Marie Mergey as Julie Odette Laure as Tartine Annette Poivre as Marie-Maurviette Madeleine Barbulée as La femme de Monsieur Jean Armande Navarre as Gélinotte Dominique Davray as Marcelle Sophie Grimaldi as La méridionale Pierre Destailles as L'inspecteur Georges Poujouly as François Louis Bugette as Le brigadier Guy Decomble as L'artisan peintre Georges Lycan as Bascule Jacques Hilling as Le docteur Jacques Marin as Albert Mario David as Un fêtard Henri Vilbert as Monsieur Jean Raymond Bussières as Biscotte
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Bibliography Gili, Jean A. & Tassone, Aldo. Parigi-Roma: 50 anni di coproduzioni italo-francesi (1945-1995). Editrice Il castoro, 1995. Marie, Michel. The French New Wave: An Artistic School. John Wiley & Sons, 2008. Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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