A small village lies peacefully nestled in the hills beneath the Provence sun... until the arrival of an odd group of vacationers. Who are these gorgeous young women from the big city strolling on the village square under the watchful eye of a chaperone as beautiful as she is authoritarian? Scandal arises when it’s learned these dreamy creatures are none other than the employees of a Marseille brothel come to enjoy the good clean air of the country. All hell breaks loose as the villagers take a stand for or against the presence of these "ladies of pleasure". The mayor is called on to relay women of the moral rules of the region to the women. But the fact remains, they can’t be forced to leave: while they have no intention of plying their trade, no law exists to bring their country retreat to a premature end. Different mentalities are revealed, passions unbridled, love kindled... and doesn’t love always solve everything in the end?
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Part of Honorin - Saga
4 films
Cast
30 people
Michel Galabru
Honorin, le maire
Known for
Asterix and Obelix Take On Caesar
The Gendarme and the Creatures from Outer Space
Macha Méril
Mme Rose
Known for
Deep Red
Vagabond
Jean Chapot
Véronique Frégosi
Frédéric Deban
Frédéric
Also in
Sous le soleil
Alger la blanche
Jean-François Lepetit
Also in
Abuse of Weakness
Poetical Refugee
Anaïs Jeanneret
Jeanne
Known for
Death in a French Garden
Twist Again in Moscow
Corinne Cléry
Léone
Known for
Moonraker
The Story of O
Cécile Auclert
Pauline
Known for
The Man in the Iron Mask
The Singer
Corinne Clery
Leone
Roger Dumas
Marceau
Known for
The Count of Monte Cristo
Les Misérables
Bhime Souaré
Diouf
Known for
Santa Claus Is a Stinker
Jean Chapot Director · Nelly Kaplan Writer Hubert Rostaing Composer
First release January 28, 1991 · Produced in France · Production TF1 Films Production, Flach Film
Production
SFP
Production
TF1 Films Production
Production
Flach Film
Production
Société Française de Production (SFP)
Production
France
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Les Mouettes
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · January 28, 1991
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Germany
June 7, 1991 · Theatrical
Portugal
February 15, 1994 · Theatrical
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