Sorrel Flower
Catherine is left unmarried and pregnant when her mobster sweetheart is killed in this gangster comedy. With the help of another unmarried mother-to-be, Catherine goes looking for the stash of cash buried by her lover before his death. Soon other thugs and her suspicious neighbors are following their every move in an attempt to recover the lost loot...
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- Cast：
- Mireille Darc , Henri Garcin , Anouk Ferjac , Serge Sauvion , Paul Préboist , Amidou , André Pousse
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Terrible acting, screenplay and direction.
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A brilliant film that helped define a genre
Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.
'Fleur d'Oseille' ('fleur' is French for 'flower') is a gangster-crime movie. Although showing some light-hearted humor, its bottom line is made by gangs of though guys hunting after a hidden treasure. With shooting, death and violence all over.In this respect 'Fleur d'Oseille' makes an entertaining watch. Nevertheless, director Georges Lautner clearly made an error by choosing Mireille Darc as his female lead.An environment like this just isn't Mireille's trade. On top of that, she doesn't convince as a young mother. These disappointments in Darc's performance cannot be compensated by her fairly extensive nude appearance in a sunny garden, suggesting paradise.
I have to say that I'm always astounded and saddened by the fact that most people, apart from the french i hope, are blissfully unaware of the existence of one of the greatest french comedy duo of all time, and I'm talking about screenwriter Michel Audiard and director Georges Lautner, i mean, how can the geniuses behind such great flicks as: "Le guignolo", "L'incorrigible", "Les tontons flingueurs", "Fleur d'oseille" or "Laisse allez c'est une valse", to name but a few, still go unnoticed ?! I do realise that those movies are incredibly hard to dub, and require a little knowledge of french culture, especially to enjoy the wonderful dialogues from Audiard, but still, the injustice amazes me, so please, check those movies, and you can start with Fleur d'oseille, who is a delightful gangster comedy, absolutely typical of Audiard, Lautner, and of course, the sixties and France. I'm crazy about it, i always have, and hopefully, you will too.