Bankers Also Have Souls
1982 film by Michel Lang
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Bankers Also Have Souls (French: Le Cadeau;Italian: Il regalo), also released as The Gift, is a 1982 French and Italian film. It stars Claudia Cardinale.[1] It is based upon the play written by Italo Terzoli and Enrico Vaime, originally brought to success by Gino Bramieri, Valeria Valeri and Paola Tedesco.[2]
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| Directed by | Michel Lang |
| Written by | Italo Terzoli (play) Enrico Vaime (play) |
| Starring | Pierre Mondy Claudia Cardinale Clio Goldsmith |
| Cinematography | Daniel Gaudry |
| Edited by | Hélène Plemiannikov |
| Music by | Michel Legrand |
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Plot
Gregoire is retiring after many years with the same bank, and his colleagues surprise him with the gift of a beautiful call girl, Barbara. Thinking she is a conquest, he impersonates the bank president, leading to a comedy of mistaken identities.
Cast
- Pierre Mondy: Grégoire Dufour
- Claudia Cardinale: Antonella Dufour
- Clio Goldsmith: Joyane / Barbara
- Jacques François: Jacques Loriol
- Renzo Montagnani: emiro Fayçal di Krator
- Cécile Magnet: Charlotte Legueden
- Henri Guybet: André
- Rémi Laurent: Laurent
- Yolande Gilot: Jennifer
- Laurence Badie: Marie-Laure
- Christophe Bourseiller: Jean-Philippe Loriol
- Duilio Del Prete: Umberto
Reception
While praising the original play, Italian critic Tullio Kezich described the film as "a rancid frozen dish à la Feydeau, stuffed with archaeological gags".[2]
