It takes place in a chic milieu, where both the father and the son are in love with the au pair girl (but she sleeps with the dad). The young student is far from the post May 68 clichés and the movie walks a fine line off the beaten path. Philippe Lemaire and Emmanuelle Riva are ideally cast as the bourgeois parents who urge their offspring to attend the grandma's Christmas meal.
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Cast
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Jane Birkin
Linda
Known for
Death on the Nile
Blow-Up
Jacques Spiesser
Éric Bouvier
Known for
The Man Who Sleeps
Priceless
Philippe Lemaire
Mr. Bouvier, the father
Known for
Arsène Lupin
Cartouche
Emmanuelle Riva
Mrs. Bouvier, the mother
Known for
Amour
Hiroshima Mon Amour
Georges Vaur
Gendarme
Known for
L'été en pente douce
Alain Nobis
Police captain
Also in
The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe
Law Breakers
Guy Dhers
Gendarme
Known for
La Balance
Raoul Curet
Georges, the butler
Known for
My Father's Glory
Betty
Caroline Bonhomme
Younger sister
Known for
The Old Gun
Berenice Angrémy
Little sister
No other roles listed
Antoine Angrémy
Luc, young brother
No other roles listed
Bernard Queysanne Director · Pierre-Jean Rémy Writer Laurent Petitgirard Composer
First release May 26, 1976 · Original title Le Diable au cœur
Languages
Original title
Le Diable au cœur
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · May 26, 1976
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No release date listed for United States.
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