the mother of "Pin Pon" Maria Machado as Paula Wieck Devigne, the mother of Elle Evelyne Didi as Calamité Jean Gaven as Leballech, the boss of the sawmill François Cluzet as Mickey Manuel Gélin as Boubou Roger Carel as Henri, known as "Henri IV" Michel Galabru as Gabriel Devigne, the father of Elle Martin Lamotte as Georges Massigne Marie-Pierre Casey as Mademoiselle Tussaud, the home nurse Cécile Vassort as Josette Édith Scob as La doctoresse Maïwenn Le Besco as 'Elle' as a child Production The film was shot in the villages around Gordes: Saint Saturnin d'Apt, Murs, and Villars. Soundtrack The original music was written by Georges Delerue. Yves Montand sings his "Trois petites notes de musique", a song that was originally performed by Cora Vaucaire in The Long Absence. Reception The film was successful in France, gaining 5,137,040 admissions and becoming the second highest-grossing film of the year. It received four César Awards. The film received mixed reviews from English-speaking critics. Variety said that "often questionable in matters of credibility and wobbly in its dramatic conception, pic is nonetheless fairly engrossing, thanks to Isabelle Adjani, astonishing in the central role." The New York Times chief film critic Vincent Canby remarked that Adjani "looks smashing in a series of flimsy little dresses" but "the plot... is less complicated than devious." Time Out said the film was "directed with verve", and though it "rarely departs from the commercial mainstream, but within those conventions it operates with assurance, subtlety and plenty of surprises." Awards César Awards, France, 1984 Winner César Best Actress – Isabelle Adjani Best Editing – Jacques Witta Best Supporting Actress – Suzanne Flon Best Writing – Adaptation – Sébastien Japrisot Nominated César Best Actor – Alain Souchon Best Director – Jean Becker Best Film – Jean Becker Best Music Written for a Film – Georges Delerue Best Supporting Actor – François Cluzet References External links 1983 films 1983 drama films 1980s erotic drama films 1980s French films 1980s French-language films Films based on crime novels Films based on French novels Films based on works by Sébastien Japrisot Films directed by Jean Becker Films featuring a Best Actress César Award-winning performance Films featuring a Best Supporting Actress César Award-winning performance Films scored by Georges Delerue Films set in the 1970s French erotic drama films French rape and revenge films TF1 Films Production films