Fresh
A perfectly pleasant little piffle.
Sheila Benson, Los Angeles Times
Three Men and a Cradle
In one split second, their lives went from party to potty.
1985 · 1h 46m · PG-13
Comedy
Directed by
Coline Serreau
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Three Men and a Cradle
Overview
Three young men - Jacques, Pierre, and Michel - share an apartment in Paris, and have many girlfriends and parties. Once, during a party, a friend of Jacques' tells him he has a quite compromising package to deliver, and asks him if he can leave it discreetly at their place. Jacques agrees and, as he works as a steward, flies away for a one-month trip in Japan, telling Pierre and Michel about the package. Then, one of Jacques' former girlfriends drops a baby before their door, making Pierre and Michel believing it is the package they are waiting for. Their lives are then completely changed.
Director and cast
- Coline Serreau Director
- Roland Giraud as Pierre
- Michel Boujenah as Michel
- André Dussollier as Jacques
- Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu as Sylvia
- Dominique Lavanant as Ms. Rapons
- Marthe Villalonga as Antoinette
- Annick Alane as Pharmacist
- Josine Comellas as Mme Rodriguez, la concierge
- Gabriel Jabbour Cast
- Jennifer Moret Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
72%
Tomatometer
Fresh
A simple equation, perhaps, but when it comes to comedy, simpler is frequently funnier.
Jay Boyar, Orlando Sentinel
Fresh
Serreau's direction is bright and confident, avoiding the saccharine pitfalls of the material.
Variety Staff, Variety
Rotten
Noisy, and not short of unison waddling walks.
Brian Case, Time Out
Rotten
Serreau is too self-consciously serious to embrace her stereotypes, thus to find new fun in them, and too academic to create characters that have comic lives of their own.
Janet Maslin, New York Times
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