Movie
Pardon Mon Affaire
«Four million Frenchmen and 50,000 New Yorkers can't be wrong»
On an otherwise normal day, Étienne, a happily married man and a good father, sees something that stops him dead in his tracks: a gorgeous woman in a billowing red dress. Long after she has left his vision, her memory continues to haunt his mind. He falls instantly in love with her and tries everything to get to know her better. Helping Étienne snare his elusive lady in red are his three bumbling buddies, which all have secret affairs and/or cheat on their wives.
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Checked Sep 1, 2026
Pardon Mon Affaire opened in theaters September 22, 1976. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
On an otherwise normal day, Étienne, a happily married man and a good father, sees something that stops him dead in his tracks: a gorgeous woman in a billowing red dress. Long after she has left his vision, her memory continues to haunt his mind. He falls instantly in love with her and tries everything to get to know her better. Helping Étienne snare his elusive lady in red are his three bumbling buddies, which all have secret affairs and/or cheat on their wives.
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Cast
Jean RochefortÉtienne
Claude BrasseurDaniel
Guy BedosSimon
Victor LanouxBouly
Danièle DelormeMarthe Dorsay
Anny DupereyCharlotte
Marthe VillalongaMouchy Messina
Louise ConteÉtienne's GodmotherCredits
- Directed by
- Yves Robert
- Written by
- Yves Robert, Jean-Loup Dabadie
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- French
- Original title
- Un éléphant ça trompe énormément
- Collection
- Un éléphant ça trompe énormément
Production
- Gaumont InternationalFrance
- Les Productions de la GuévilleFrance