Cocagne
5.1
As the driver of a garbage truck in Arles, Marc-Antoine leads a quiet life with his wife, Mélanie, and their two children. When Amédée's "Fanny" is stolen from the bouliste club, Marc-Antoine offers to repaint another one. As soon as the work is finished, he becomes a local celebrity and, intoxicated by his new-found fame, leaves his family to go with Hélène, the young waitress, to his friend Septime's house in the Camargue to take up painting. Eventually, Marc-Antoine realizes that he is dissatisfied and that his success seems dishonest. He realizes that happiness awaits him with his wife, children and friends, and resumes his simple life without remorse.
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Cast
22 people
Fernandel
Marc-Antoine
Known for
The Little World of Don Camillo
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
Dora Doll
Hélène
Known for
Torment
Main Street
Rellys
Septime
Known for
César
Andrex
Amédée
Known for
My Wife's Husband
Hôtel du Nord
Leda Gloria
Mélanie
Known for
Don Camillo's Last Round
The Law Is the Law
Josette Jordan
Mireille
No other roles listed
Paul Préboist
Banane
Known for
Hibernatus
The Restaurant
Léon Zitrone
Self
Known for
Quarter to Two Before Jesus Christ
René Génin
Mathias
Known for
Eyes Without a Face
Daybreak
Edmond Ardisson
Colleague of Marc-Antoine
Known for
Love and Death
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
Henri Arius
Known for
Jenny Lamour
My Wife's Husband
Paul Boussard
Claude
No other roles listed
Maurice Cloche Director · Yvan Audouard Screenplay
First release March 8, 1961 · Produced in France
Production
Paris Elysées Films
Production
France
Produced in
Languages
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · March 8, 1961
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Germany
October 12, 1963 · TV · East Germany
Hungary
July 26, 1978 · TV
Portugal
July 12, 1962 · Theatrical
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