Uranus (film)

Uranus is a 1990 French comedy-drama film with Gérard Depardieu about post-World War II recovery in a small French village, as the controlling French Communist Party tries to dispose of Pétain loyalists.

It was directed and written by Claude Berri and Arlette Langmann, based on a novel by Marcel Aymé. The film was entered into the 41st Berlin International Film Festival.<ref name="Berlinale">Template:Cite web</ref>

Cast

• Michel Blanc as Gaigneux
• Gérard Depardieu as Léopold Lajeunesse
• Jean-Pierre Marielle as Archambaud
• Philippe Noiret as Watrin
• Gérard Desarthe as Maxime Loin
• Michel Galabru as Monglat
• Danièle Lebrun as Mrs. Archambaud
• Fabrice Luchini as Jourdan
• Daniel Prévost as Rochard
• Myriam Boyer as Mrs. Gaigneux
• Ticky Holgado as Mégrin, lawyer
• Vincent Grass as Ledieu
• Florence Darel as Miss Archambaud
• Yves Afonso as the brigadier
• Josiane Lévêque as Andréa Lajeunesse

Reception

The film opened at number one at the Paris box office with a first week gross of 4.9 million Franc ($1 million) from 48 screens.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

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