The Spice of Life

The Spice of Life

1948
1h 15m
5.5

5.5/10

11 votes • View on IMDb
Comedy
Overview

A series of vignettes, in which Noel-Noel appears as the moderator, lecturer, commentator and leading actor, that examine the bores and pests of everyday life much like Pete Smith and Robert Benchley had done for years in American short subjects. Among those are the Practical Joker who will do anything for a laugh; the Party Entertainer who never stops singing; the Talkative Neigbor who forgets the time; the noisy neighbors who dance the tango all night; and women drivers, people who telephone at meal time, the friend you never saw before and amatuer medical experts. Much use of trick photography, montages, puppets and animation along with some adult Gallic wit and gentle satire.

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Language: FR

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Production Information

Production Companies
Alain Poiré
Production Countries
France
Spoken Languages
French

Keywords

puppetry montage trick photography la compagnie pulcinella

Quick Facts

Original Title Les Casse-pieds
Release Date November 26, 1948
Status Released
Language FR
IMDb ID tt0040215

Cast

Noël-Noël
Noël-Noël

Le conférencier

Bernard Blier
Bernard Blier

L'importuné

Marguerite Deval
Marguerite Deval

La dame obligeante

Jean Tissier
Jean Tissier

L'importun

Aline André
Aline André

L'épouse du conférencier

Henri Crémieux
Henri Crémieux

Henri Crémieux

Pierre Destailles
Pierre Destailles

L'employé du gaz

Paul Frankeur
Paul Frankeur

Le blagueur

Elisa Lamotte
Elisa Lamotte

La Chauffarde

Jean-Pierre Mocky
Jean-Pierre Mocky

Le postilloneur

Georges Questiau
Georges Questiau

le postillonneur

René Blancard
René Blancard

Thomas

Key Crew

Jean Dréville
Director
Noël-Noël
Screenplay