His Father's Portrait

Paul has to leave his country home to collect his father's inheritance of a department store. A natural-born son, Paul's stepmother gives him a cold reception, and he's appalled by the behavior of his half-sister Dominique, an existentialist of the highest order. Paul's gumption restores the Galeries Parisiennes to its former glory, and he gives a farewell present to a more subdued Dominique. He returns to his village, arm in arm with the wise Marie-Louise, ex-saleswoman at the Grand Magasin.

Director: André Berthomieu

Cast: Jean Richard, Michèle Philippe, Brigitte Bardot, Mona Goya, Frédéric Duvallès, Maurice Biraud, Charles Bouillaud, Philippe Mareuil

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