Arlette

• Director: Claude Zidi
• AMG Rating:
• Genre: Comedy
• Movie Type: Crime Comedy
• Main Cast: Josiane Balasko, Christopher Lambert, Jean-Marie Bigard
• Release Year: 1997
• Country: FR
• Run Time: 101 minutes

Plot

A middle-aged, slightly pudgy and earthy waitress finds herself wooed by a handsome marine animal trainer from a local theme park. Arlette (comedienne Josiane Balasko, France's answer to Roseanne) has no idea that she is the long-lost heir to the vast fortune of a dying business tycoon. Her new suitor Franck (Christophe Lambert), who is dangerously indebted to Las Vegas gamblers, is well-aware of her status and is being forced by the gamblers to court and marry her so they can later kill her and collect her inheritance. As this is a comedy, the story takes several humorous twists and turns, especially when Franck really does fall in love with the feisty Arlette and comes clean about the scheme. This leads Arlette and Franck to hatch their own plan for turning the tables on the crooks. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

Cast

• Josiane Balasko - Arlette
• Christopher Lambert - Franck
• Jean-Marie Bigard - Victor

Jed Allan; Stéphane Audran; Jean-Pierre Castaldi; Ennio Fantastichini - Angelo; David Fresco; Martin Lamotte - Chief; Ronny Coutteure; Armelle - Lucie; Renee Lee; Robert Queluz-Odell

Credit

Fabienne Katany - Costume Designer, Denis Seurat - First Assistant Director, Julien Zidi - First Assistant Director, Claude Zidi - Director, Nicole Saulnier - Editor, Pierre Grunstein - Executive Producer, William Sheller - Composer (Music Score), Christian Marti - Production Designer, Josiane Balasko - Cinematographer, Claude Berri - Producer, Pierre Gamet - Sound/Sound Designer, Claude Zidi - Screenwriter