The Cocottes (Les Mouettes) 33 years old

The Cocottes

A small village lies peacefully nestled in the hills beneath the Provence sun... until the arrival of an odd group of vacationers. Who are these gorgeous young women from the big city strolling on the village square under the watchful eye of a chaperone as beautiful as she is authoritarian? Scandal arises when it’s learned these dreamy creatures are none other than the employees of a Marseille brothel come to enjoy the good clean air of the country. All hell breaks loose as the villagers take a stand for or against the presence of these "ladies of pleasure". The mayor is called on to relay women of the moral rules of the region to the women. But the fact remains, they can’t be forced to leave: while they have no intention of plying their trade, no law exists to bring their country retreat to a premature end. Different mentalities are revealed, passions unbridled, love kindled... and doesn’t love always solve everything in the end?

Credits

The Cocottes Cast

Name Character
François Caron He was 391, 73 years old when he died as L'instituteur
Michel Galabru He was 68, 93 years old when he died as Honorin, le maire
Macha Méril She was 50, now 83 years old as Mme. Rose
Roger Dumas He was 58, 84 years old when he died as Marceau
Roger Carel He was 63, now 96 years old as Anselme, le curé
Annick Alane She was 65, 94 years old when she died as Finette
Anaïs Jeanneret She was 23, now 56 years old as Jeanne
Corinne Cléry She was 40, now 74 years old as Leone
Cécile Auclert She was 25, now 58 years old as Pauline
Alain Bauguil as Toine
Georges Moustaki He was 56, 79 years old when he died as Mathieu

The Cocottes Crew

Name Department
Nelly Kaplan as Writer. She was 54 (now 88) years old Writing
Jean Chapot as Director. He was 60 (67) years old when He died Directing
Jean Chapot as Writer. He was 60 (67) years old when He died Writing
The Cocottes poster
The Cocottes (33 years)

  • Release day: Monday, January 28, 1991
  • Runtime: 90 minutes