Picnic on the Grass
movie
Released November 11, 1959
Overview
Etienne Alexis, a candidate for president of the new Europe, is a scientist promoting artificial insemination for social betterment and therapy to eliminate passion. To celebrate his engagement to a cousin, he hosts an aseptic picnic, where mother nature asserts herself. A shepherd's flute conjures a windstorm that throws Alexis together with the luscious Nénette, a farm lass who wants to have a baby but is unimpressed with men.
Cast
Paul Meurisse
as
Étienne Alexis, célèbre biologiste
Catherine Rouvel
as
Antoinette dite :Nénette
Jacqueline Morane
as
Titine
Fernand Sardou
as
Nino, le père de Nénette
Jean-Pierre Granval
as
Ritou
Hélène Duc
as
Isabelle, la secrétaire du biologiste
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Ingrid Nordine
as
la comtesse Marie-Charlotte
Charles Blavette
as
le berger Gaspard
Marguerite Cassan
as
Mme Odile Poignant
André Brunot
as
le curé
