L'arpète
The couturier Pommier, a caricature of Poiret, then at the end of his career, is on the verge of bankruptcy. A wealthy industrialist could save the company. To convince him to buy a large number of dresses, Pommier asks one of his apprentices to play the role of a society woman interested in the master's creations. The industrialist returns a few days later but makes it a condition of placing a large order that he must see the society woman with whom he is madly in love. But here's the problem: Pommier has fired his apprentice for being too impertinent. How will he save his business now?
- Runtime
- 1h 47m
- Released
- 1929
Details
Release year: 1929
Storyline
The couturier Pommier, a caricature of Poiret, then at the end of his career, is on the verge of bankruptcy. A wealthy industrialist could save the company. To convince him to buy a large number of dresses, Pommier asks one of his apprentices to play the role of a society woman interested in the master's creations. The industrialist returns a few days later but makes it a condition of placing a large order that he must see the society woman with whom he is madly in love. But here's the problem: Pommier has fired his apprentice for being too impertinent. How will he save his business now?
Top credits
- Lucienne Legrand â Jacqueline
- Pierre Pradier â Le couturier Pommier
- Blanche Bernis â Elvire - directrice de la maison Pommier
- Jean Godard â Mock