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| studio = Les Films Pelléas
| distributor = Mars Distribution
| released = {{Film date|2003|07|09|France|2003|8|20|Belgium|df=y}}<ref>, ], retrieved 7 April 2014 {{in lang|fr}}</ref>
| runtime = 89 minutes
| country = France <br> Belgium
| language = French
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'''''The Very Merry Widows''''' ({{langx|fr|'''Mariées mais pas trop'''}}) is a 2003 Franco-Belgian film directed and co-written by ].

==Plot==
The film is a black comedy. Renée (]) is a wealthy widow several times over. When her orphaned granddaughter Laurence (]) turns up looking for a place to stay, she gives the naïve young woman some instruction on marriage to the rich and terminal as a means of self-enrichment. After trying a couple of local men, Laurence sets her sights on the insurance agent investigating her grandmother's latest loss, Thomas (]). Renée herself, on the other hand, finds herself falling in love: with Maurice (]).<ref name=NYT>All Movie Guide, , Movies, '']'', 2010.</ref>

==Cast==
* ] as Renée
* ] as Laurence
* ] as Maurice
* ] as Alexis
* ] as Thomas
* ] as Jean-Daniel
* ] as Claudia
* ] as Georges

==Reception==
A reviewer in ] called the film "jauntily amoral" while noting that other critics had judged it "lame and distasteful".<ref>Lisa Nesselson, , '']'', 15 July 2003.</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb title|0339572}}

{{Catherine Corsini}}

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2003 French film
The Very Merry Widows
Film poster
Directed byCatherine Corsini
Written byCatherine Corsini
Philippe Blasband
Christophe Morand
Produced byPhilippe Martin
Jacques-Henri Bronckart
StarringJane Birkin
Émilie Dequenne
Pierre Richard
CinematographyJeanne Lapoirie
Edited byYannick Kergoat
Music byKrishna Levy
Production
company		Les Films Pelléas
Distributed byMars Distribution
Release dates
  • 9 July 2003 (2003-07-09) (France)
  • 20 August 2003 (2003-08-20) (Belgium)
Running time89 minutes
CountriesFrance
Belgium
LanguageFrench
Budget€3.9 million
Box office$345,478

The Very Merry Widows (French: Mariées mais pas trop) is a 2003 Franco-Belgian film directed and co-written by Catherine Corsini.

Plot

The film is a black comedy. Renée (Jane Birkin) is a wealthy widow several times over. When her orphaned granddaughter Laurence (Émilie Dequenne) turns up looking for a place to stay, she gives the naïve young woman some instruction on marriage to the rich and terminal as a means of self-enrichment. After trying a couple of local men, Laurence sets her sights on the insurance agent investigating her grandmother's latest loss, Thomas (Jérémie Elkaïm). Renée herself, on the other hand, finds herself falling in love: with Maurice (Pierre Richard).

Cast

Reception

A reviewer in Variety called the film "jauntily amoral" while noting that other critics had judged it "lame and distasteful".

References

  1. "Mariées mais pas trop", AlloCiné, retrieved 7 April 2014 (in French)
  2. "Mariées mais pas trop". JP's Box-Office.
  3. "Mariees mais pas trop". Box Office Mojo.
  4. All Movie Guide, "Mariees Mais Pas Trop (2003)", Movies, The New York Times, 2010.
  5. Lisa Nesselson, "Review: 'The Very Merry Widows'", Variety, 15 July 2003.

External links

Films directed by Catherine Corsini
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