| Trois hommes et un couffin | |
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| Directed by | Coline Serreau |
| Produced by | Jean-Francois Lepetit |
| Written by | Coline Serreau |
| Starring | Roland Giraud Michel Boujenah André Dussollier Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu |
| Music by | Franz Schubert |
| Cinematography | Jean-Jacques Bouhon Jean-Yves Escoffier |
| Editing by | Catherine Renault |
| Release date(s) | 1985 |
| Running time | 106 min. |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Trois hommes et un couffin (En. Three Men and a Cradle) is a 1985 French film by Coline Serreau upon which the 1987 U.S. remake Three Men and a Baby was based.
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Three young men (Jacques, Pierre and Michel) share an apartment in Paris, and have many girlfriends and parties (During the movie, we even learn that they have signed a contract never to allow a girl to spend more than one night at their place). Once, during a party, a friend of Jacques' tells him he has a quite compromising package (which turned out to be heroin) 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. This movie follows the bachelors as they deal with angry gangsters, suspicious cops, and the overwhelming responsibility of fatherhood.
A second movie by Coline Serreau, with the same characters, the same actors and called 18 ans après (18 Years After) was released in 2003.
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| Preceded by My New Partner |
César Award for Best Film 1986 |
Succeeded by Thérèse |
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