| Le Sucre | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Jacques Rouffio |
| Written by | Jacques Rouffio Georges Conchon |
| Produced by | Lise Fayolle Giorgio Silvagni |
| Starring | Jean Carmet Gérard Depardieu |
| Cinematography | René Mathelin |
| Edited by | Geneviève Winding |
| Music by | Philippe Sarde |
| Production company | Gaumont |
| Distributed by | Gaumont Distribution |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 104 minutes |
| Language | French |
| Box office | $5.7 million |
Le Sucre (or The Sugar) is a 1978 French crime comedy film directed by Jacques Rouffio. The film recounts a fraud case, on the basis of the speculative bubble on the price of sugar in 1974.
Plot
Raoul (Gerard Depardieu) is a hot-shot commodities broker who sweet-talks Adrien (Jean Carmet), a quiet and unassuming man, into taking his wife's inheritance and using it to speculate on the recent rise in sugar prices. Raoul is able to pry more money away from Adrien when he shows him how much his first, more conservative speculations have made. But the con-man is taken in by his own con, for Raoul has also entered the sugar market, using every bit of money he can scrape together. When the market turns around, they are both in trouble.
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Cast
- Jean Carmet : Adrien Courtois
- Gérard Depardieu : Raoul-Renaud Homecourt
- Michel Piccoli : Grezillo
- Nelly Borgeaud : Hilda Courtois
- Georges Descrières : Vandelmont
- Roger Hanin : Karbaoui
- Marthe Villalonga : Madame Karbaoui
- Claude Piéplu : President Berot
- Pierre Vernier : Latoussaint
- Maurice Chevit : Lomont
- Jean-Claude Dreyfus : Mimine
- Jean-Paul Muel : Pergamont
- Tony Taffin : Flanqué
- Jean Champion
Accolades
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | César Awards | Best Actor | Jean Carmet | Nominated |
| Gérard Depardieu | Nominated | |||
| Best Supporting Actor | Jean Carmet | Nominated | ||
| Best Supporting Actress | Nelly Borgeaud | Nominated | ||
| Best Writing | Georges Conchon & Jacques Rouffio | Nominated |
References
- "Le Sucre (1978) - JPBox-Office".
- Gabrysiak, D. (2012). Transgression and Money on Screen: 1970s and 1980s French Films on High Finance. Irish Journal of French Studies, 12(1), 65-82.
- Delalande, N., & Spire, A. (2010). IV. Vers un rapport apaisé à l'impôt (1974-2007)?. Repères, 79-104.
- "Le Sucre (1978)".
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