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The Heroic Mr. Boniface
A simple man gets involved in an implausible story of gangsters in the wake of the discovery of a criminal's dead body in his own bed.
| Release : | 1949 |
| Rating : | 5.6 |
| Studio : | Société Française de Cinématographie, |
| Crew : | Director of Photography, Director, |
| Cast : | Fernandel Andrex Charles Bouillaud Liliane Bert Max Révol |
| Genre : | Comedy |
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the audience applauded
The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.
The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.
The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.
This "Mr Boniface" was so successful that a sequel ,"Boniface Somnambule" was filmed ;today it does not pass for a great Fernandel movie ;the screenplay is rather poor and the lines lack wit ,madness and finally humor;the movie is padded out with three songs,each one lousier than the one before .Fernandel plays a simple man,like he often did -apparently a moron,but he who laughs last laughs best ,as everybody knows- who gets involved in an implausible story of gangsters in the wake of the discovery of a criminal's dead body in his own bed (natural death;it was apparently a showdown but he died of a heart attack); A window dresser,Boniface is in love with one of the girls of the shop;his adventures will help him conquer her .
