Very Happy Alexander
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Yves Robert
Philippe Noiret
Françoise Brion
Marlène Jobert
Antoinette Moya
Paul Le Person
Film Details
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Synopsis
Alexander is a good-natured farmer who would love to devote all his time to sleeping and doing nothing. His shrewish wife, however, known as La Grande, keeps him working by snapping her fingers and by using a walkie-talkie. But one day Alexander becomes a widower when his wife and in-laws are killed in an automobile accident. He takes to his bed, refuses to budge from the house, and trains his faithful dog to do the marketing. Gradually, Alexander's philosophy that man was meant to relax and enjoy life wins converts; and the villagers decide that something must be done before laziness reaches epidemic proportions. But Alexander still refuses to return to work and devotes his waking hours to fishing, swimming, and drinking wine in the open fields. In time he finds a companion in Agathe, a lazy village girl who eagerly shares his happy-go-lucky life. After they have decided to marry, Agathe discovers the amount of property Alexander owns; and she is soon considering the fortune that could be made by developing the 300 acres. On the day of the wedding, Alexander is kneeling at Agathe's side when he suddenly hears his dog barking outside the church. As he turns his head, Agathe snaps her fingers in the manner of his late wife, whereupon Alexander leaps to his feet, backs out of the church, and--still a free spirit--runs off with his dog.
Director
Yves Robert
Cast
Philippe Noiret
Françoise Brion
Marlène Jobert
Antoinette Moya
Paul Le Person
Pierre Richard
Jean Carmet
Tsilla Chelton
Léonce Corne
Jean Saudray
Kaly, A Dog
Pierre Barnley
Marcel Bernier
Bernard Charlan
Madeleine Damien
Pierre Maguelon
Marie Marc
François Vibert
Crew
Léon Carré
Vladimir Cosma
Danièle Delorme
Noëlle Gillmor
Pierre Levy-corti
René Mathelin
Jacques D' Ovidio
Yves Robert
Yves Robert
Guy Rophe
Andrée Werlin
Film Details
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Trivia
Notes
Released in France in February 1968 as Alexandre le bienheureux; running time: 96 min. Also known as Happy Alexander and Alexander.
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 1969
Released in United States 1969
