La présidente
VĂ©rotchka, a vivacious theater actress touring in a provincial town, is turned out of her hotel by orders of Monsieur Tricointe, the stern president of the local law court. In a rage, the actress knocks at Tricointe's door with a view to protesting against the treatment she is given. She goes about it so well that she ends up being accommodated by the president himself. This is the moment Jean-Pierre Gaudet, the Minister of Justice, chooses to pay an unannounced visit to his friend Tricointe. There he mistakes VĂ©rotchka for Madame Tricointe and the president does not dare to contradict Gaudet. A lot of absurd situations ensue...
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Released
- 1938
Details
Release year: 1938
Storyline
VĂ©rotchka, a vivacious theater actress touring in a provincial town, is turned out of her hotel by orders of Monsieur Tricointe, the stern president of the local law court. In a rage, the actress knocks at Tricointe's door with a view to protesting against the treatment she is given. She goes about it so well that she ends up being accommodated by the president himself. This is the moment Jean-Pierre Gaudet, the Minister of Justice, chooses to pay an unannounced visit to his friend Tricointe. There he mistakes VĂ©rotchka for Madame Tricointe and the president does not dare to contradict Gaudet. A lot of absurd situations ensue...
Top credits
- Elvire Popesco â VĂ©rotcha
- Henri Garat â Le ministre Jean-Pierre Gaudet
- AndrĂ© Lefaur â Le prĂ©sident Tricointe
- Louis-Jacques Boucot â L'interprĂšte