Get Out Your Handkerchiefs

A Feature film of

Bertrand Blier

Produced by

Les Films Ariane, C.A.P.A.C.

Production year1977

French release11/01/1978

Runtime1 h 50 min

Synopsis

Solange is depressed and sick. Friends and neighbors are convinced she needs a child. Her husband enlists the help of another man as her lover, Stéphane, in hopes of getting her pregnant. He fails to cheer her up or impregnate her. The three open a summer camp for children where Solange meets 13 year-old Christian. Christian cheers her up, becomes her lover, and fathers a child by her.

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Director (1)

Bertrand Blier
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Production and distribution (4)

Executive Producers : Les Films Ariane, C.A.P.A.C.

Foreign production companies : S.O.D.E.P., Belga Films

Film exports/foreign sales : STUDIO TF1 Cinéma, Tamasa Distribution

French distributors : Compagnie Commerciale Française Cinématographique (CCFC), Groupement des Editeurs de Films (GEF)

Full credits (13)

Screenwriter : Bertrand Blier

Director of Photography : Jean Penzer

Music Composer : Georges Delerue

Assistant Director : Jean-Jacques Aublanc

Editor : Claudine Merlin

Sound Recordist : Jean-Pierre Ruh

Producers : Alexandre Mnouchkine, Georges Dancigers, Paul Claudon, Luc Hemelaer

Camera Operator : Yves Agostini

Production managers : Georges Valon, Ilya Claisse

Continuity supervisor : Annie Maurel

Production Designer : Eric Moulard

Art director : Françoise Hardy

Sound Mixer : Paul Bertault

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Technical details

Type : Feature film
Genres : Fiction
Sub-genre : Comedy
Themes : Sexuality, Adolescence
Production language : French
Coproducer countries : France, Belgium
Original French-language productions : Unspecified
Nationality : 100% French (France, Belgium)
Production year : 1977
French release : 11/01/1978
Runtime : 1 h 50 min
Current status : Released
Visa number : 47603
Visa issue date : 23/10/1989
Approval : Unknown
Production formats : 35mm
Color type : Color
Aspect ratio : 1.66
Audio format : Mono

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News (2)

22nd edition of the COLCOA French Film Festival in Los Angeles

04 APRIL 2018

Festivals & events

Cannes: films of the day

19 MAY 2002

Festivals & events

Selections (3)

The American French Film Festival (TAFFF)
United States, 2018
Col-Coa Classics
Academy Awards
United States, 1979
Nomination for Best Foreign Language Film
Cesar Awards - French film industry awards
France, 1979
Best Original Music : Georges Delerue

Awards (2)

Academy Awards
United States, 1979
Academy Award for Best Foreign Film
Cesar Awards - French film industry awards
France, 1979
César Award for Best Original Score : Georges Delerue