The Fenouillard Family
La Famille Fenouillard
Synopsis
The Fenouillards (Sophie Desmarets and Jean Richard are the parents, Annie Sinigalia and Marie-José Ruíz are the daughters) are shopkeepers with higher aspirations. The Monsieur wants to run for mayor of their town, but the family acknowledges he has little experience of the real world -- and so they all take off to experience it together. After starting out by getting lost, the family goes through an odyssey that takes them to Brazil, the Antarctic, and Japan in a series of episodic adventures.
Top Cast
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Jean Richard
Agénor Fenouillard
Bernard Blier
A traveler (uncredited)
Sophie Desmarets
Léocadie Fenouillard
Annie Sinigalia
Cunégonde
Marie-José Ruiz
Artémise
Bruno Balp
Little Bara
Jean Bellanger
Charles Bouillaud
Madeleine Clervanne
Mrs. de Bréauté-Beuzeville
Gérard Darrieu
'Souris-Bibi'
Gilbert Denoyan
Harris
Hubert Deschamps
The schoolmaster
André Gille
'Follichon'
Roger Pelletier
Yves Peneau
Guy Piérauld
Robert Rollis
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Yves Robert
- Screenplay & Story
- Christophe, Jean Ferry, Yves Robert
- Original Score
- Gérard Calvi
- Original Title
- La Famille Fenouillard
- Country of Origin
- France
- Spoken Languages
- French
- Runtime
- 1h 18m
- Production Studios
- Société Nouvelle des Établissements Gaumont (SNEG), Cinéphonic
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Yves Robert
Christophe, Jean Ferry, Yves Robert
Gérard Calvi
André Bac
Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte
Department Leadership Roster
Yves Robert
Director
Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte
Editor
Jean Ferry
Writer
Yves Robert
Writer
André Bac
Director of Photography
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Franco-Belgian Comics Adaptations
These live-action and animated featured films, TV movies, TV series and short films are based on Franco-Belgian Comics. The comics are created for a Belgian and French audience. These countries have a long tradition in comics and comic books, where they are known as BDs, an abbreviation of bandes dessinées (literally drawn strips) in French and stripverhalen (literally strip stories) in Dutch. Flemish Belgian comic books (originally written in Dutch) are influenced by francophone comics, yet have a distinctly different style.
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Frequently Asked Questions About The Fenouillard Family
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What is The Fenouillard Family about?
The Fenouillards (Sophie Desmarets and Jean Richard are the parents, Annie Sinigalia and Marie-José Ruíz are the daughters) are shopkeepers with higher aspirations. The Monsieur wants to run for mayor of their town, but the family acknowledges he has little experience of the real world -- and so they all take off to experience it together. After starting out by getting lost, the family goes through an odyssey that takes them to Brazil, the Antarctic, and Japan in a series of episodic adventures.
Who directed The Fenouillard Family?
The Fenouillard Family was directed by Yves Robert.
Who stars in The Fenouillard Family?
The principal cast of The Fenouillard Family includes Jean Richard, Bernard Blier, Sophie Desmarets, Annie Sinigalia, Marie-José Ruiz.
When was The Fenouillard Family released and how long is it?
The Fenouillard Family was released in 1961 with a total runtime of 1h 18m.
Who composed the musical score for The Fenouillard Family?
The original motion picture soundtrack for The Fenouillard Family was composed by Gérard Calvi.
Is The Fenouillard Family based on a book or true story?
The Fenouillard Family is adapted from the following source material: Comic Book: "Christophe".