Pédale douce (Soft Pedal) is a 1996 French comedy film directed by Gabriel Aghion. Fanny Ardant won the 1997 César Award for Best Actress for her performance as Eva.

Pédale douce (Soft Pedal)
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Directed byGabriel Aghion
Written byGabriel Aghion
Pierre Palmade
Patrick Timsit
StarringPatrick Timsit
Fanny Ardant
Richard Berry
Michèle Laroque
CinematographyFabio Conversi
Edited byLuc Barnier
Music byPhilippe Chopin
Gaetano Donizetti
Production
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Distributed byAMLF
Release date
  • 27 March 1996 (1996-03-27)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Budget$5 million
Box office$26 million[1]

Plot

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Adrien works in an advertising agency in the day and at night he becomes the queen of a gay bar, run by his best friend, the seductive Eva. When Alexandre Agut, a major client of Adrien, wants to get to know him, he asks Eva to pose as his wife. Everything gets carried away when Alexandre falls in love with her.

Cast

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Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Recipient Result
1997 César Award Best Actress Fanny Ardant Won
Best Actor Patrick Timsit Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Jacques Gamblin Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Michèle Laroque Nominated
Best Film Gabriel Aghion Nominated
Best Writing Gabriel Aghion
Patrick Timsit
Nominated

Sequel

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A 2004's sequel Pédale dure (Pédale douce 3 : Elles sont tellement folles qu'elles ont oublié de faire le 2!) with Gérard Darmon, Michèle Laroque and Dany Boon but he has received generally very negative reviews.

References

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  1. ^ "Pédale douce (1996) - JPBox-Office".
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