Get Out Your Handkerchiefs - Movie Review

Rating: 3.5 out of 5

Gérard Depardieu's wife is miserable to the point where she no longer smiles; he figures his best shot at reviving her is to get her laid by another man -- in fact, the man sitting at the table behind him should do just fine. This is just the opening scene of Get Out Your Handkerchiefs, a French 1970s absurdity that looks at relationships and happiness in a farcical (and fully French) way. You may not recognize a young (and slim) Depardieu, but his performance here is the highlight of the film. It lags a bit toward the middle and gets plain old bizarre near the end, but it's a quite good and totally unique movie experience.

Aka Préparez vos mouchoirs.

Facts and Figures

Year: 1978

Run time: 108 mins

In Theaters: Sunday 17th December 1978

Production compaines: CAPAC, Belga Films

Reviews

Contactmusic.com: 3.5 / 5

Rotten Tomatoes: 90%
Fresh: 9 Rotten: 1

IMDB: 7.4 / 10

Cast & Crew

Director: Bertrand Blier

Producer: Paul Claudon, Georges Dancigers, Alexandre Mnouchkine

Screenwriter: Bertrand Blier

Starring: Gérard Depardieu as Raoul, Patrick Dewaere as Stéphane, Carole Laure as Solange, Michel Serrault as le voisin, Eléonore Hirt as Mme Beloeil, Jean Rougerie as M. Beloeil, Riton Liebman as Christian Beloeil, Sylvie Joly as la passante, Michel Beaune as Le docteur Rue, Liliane Rovère as La barmaid

Also starring: Gerard Depardieu, Paul Claudon, Georges Dancigers, Alexandre Mnouchkine, Bertrand Blier