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Picnic on the Grass (1959)

6.4 | Nov 11, 1959 (FR) | Romance, Comedy | 01:31

Etienne Alexis, a candidate for president of the new Europe, is a scientist promoting artificial insemination for social betterment and therapy to eliminate passion. To celebrate his engagement to a cousin, he hosts an aseptic picnic, where mother nature asserts herself. A shepherd's flute conjures a windstorm that throws Alexis together with the luscious Nénette, a farm lass who wants to have a baby but is unimpressed with men.

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Paul Meurisse
Étienne Alexis, célèbre biologiste
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Catherine Rouvel
Antoinette dite :Nénette
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Fernand Sardou
Nino, le père de Nénette
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Hélène Duc
Isabelle, la secrétaire du biologiste
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Ingrid Nordine
la comtesse Marie-Charlotte
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Charles Blavette
le berger Gaspard
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Marguerite Cassan
Mme Odile Poignant
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André Brunot
le curé