Under the sky of Provence

Under the sky of Provence or Four steps in the clouds is a Italo-Française coproduction carried out by Mario Soldati in 1956.

Summary

Paul Verdier is modest representing in chocolate factory which did not find in his wife the ideal woman. Acariâtre, permanently of bad mood and leading the house and the businesses to the rod, Juliette however found as a Paul the husband ideal, pleasant, faithful and hard-working. Then, the chance will put it, during its rounds, in a situation rather ambiguity: a young unknown factor will require of him to be made pass for her husband so that she can in all quietude regain her native farm. The shy person representing, initially surprised, ends up agreeing. Initially, all occurs to wonder, a great meal takes place, the neighbors and the priest runs. The following day after Paul slept only in the barn trickery is discovered, but forgiveness arrives quickly. Paul will have the memory of his good deed and the tender Marie.

Data sheet

Title: Under the sky of Provence

arisen with the title Four steps in the clouds

Italian Title: Era di venerdì 17
Realization: Mario Soldati
Scenario: Cesare Zavattini, Piéro Tellini, Aldo de Benedetti
French Adaptation and Dialog: Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon
Assistant realizer: Jean Bastia, Alain Roux, Cesare Olivieri
Images: Nicolas Hayer
Operator: Marcel Crossed
Assembly: Christian Gaudin
Decorations: Robert Giordani, Jean Mandaroux
Music: Paul Misraki (editions: Impéria)
musical Direction: Marc Lanjean
general Manager: Louis Manella
external Manager: C. Auvergne
Photographer of plate: Gaston Thonnard
Sound: Pierre-Louis Calvet
Boom operator: Mr. Dagonneau
To retie: L. Guibot
Make-up: Boris Karabanoff
Production: City-films (Paris) - Giuseppe Amato Produzione Films (Rome)
Chief of production: Giuseppe Amato
Directing of production: Walter Rupp
Associate producer: Jacques Bar
Film 35mm, color by Eastmancolor
Tournage from March 26th to May 14th, 1956 in the Holy-Marthe studios in Marseilles
Enregistrement Posts Parisian - system Western Electric
Tirage: Laboratory Cinema Maurice Pulling in Gennevilliers
Camera of hiring Chevereau
Lasted: 97mn
Kind: Drama
First presentation the 11/7/1956 in Cannes and the 2/20/1957 in Paris

Distribution

Fernandel : Paul Verdier
Giulia Rubini: Maria
Fosco Giachetti: Antonio
Tina Pica: aunt Camilla
Alberto Sordi: Mario
Léda Gloria: Lucia
Renato Salvatori : Gino
Jean Brochard: trading in the bus
Suzet Corn: Juliette Verdier
Andrex: Frederic
Henri Arius: station master, father of Clovis
Raymone: teacher in the bus
Charles Deschamps: traveller of because
Georges Cusin: controller of the train.
Manual Gary: sergeant
max Pimpernel
Dany Charon
Fabienne Cléry
Martial Rèbe
Jeanne Mars
Catherine Vitale/Catherine Rouvel
French version :
Pebble Bruno: German voice of Giulia Rubini
Kerjean: voice of Tina Pica
Maurice Sarfati: voice of Nino Castuelnovo

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