La Présidente (1938)
1h 25m
Running Time
May 24, 1938Release Date
Plot.
Vérotchka, a vivacious theater actress touring in a provincial town, is turned out of her hotel by orders of Monsieur Tricointe, the stern president of the local law court. In a rage, the actress knocks at Tricointe's door with a view to protesting against the treatment she is given. She goes about it so well that she ends up being accommodated by the president himself. This is the moment Jean-Pierre Gaudet, the Minister of Justice, chooses to pay an unannounced visit to his friend Tricointe. There he mistakes Vérotchka for Madame Tricointe and the president does not dare to contradict Gaudet. A lot of absurd situations ensue.
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Cast & Crew.
Elvira Popescu
Vérotcha
Henri Garat
Minister Jean-Pierre Gaudet
André Lefaur
President Tricointe
Louis-Jacques Boucot
Interpreter
Nina Myral
Sophie
Maurice Dorléac
Rosimond
Rivers Cadet
Biennassis
Micheline Francey
Denise
Doumel
Marius
Gaston Gabaroche
Pinglet
Georges Morton
Laboulène
Pierre Darteuil
Usher
Maurice Hennequin
Writer
Pierre Veber
Writer
Yves Mirande
Writer
Jean Bachelet
Cinematographer
Details.
Wiki.
The President (French: La présidente) is a 1938 French comedy film directed by Fernand Rivers and starring Elvire Popesco, Henri Garat and André Lefaur. It is based on the 1912 play of the same title by Maurice Hennequin. The film's sets were designed by the art director René Renoux. The play was adapted again for the 1952 Italian film Mademoiselle Gobete.