Clochemerle

Clochemerle is a 1934 novella by French author Gabriel Chevallier.

Action

In the fictional town of Clochemerle, located in the Beaujolais, decide the worried about his re-election Mayor Barthelemy Piechut and the notables of the town to build a public restroom - directly vis -a-vis the Church. The protest puritanical middle-class women, led by the old maid Justine Putet who leave between public morality and practical reason in conflict who Catholic priests Ponosse and the unclear conflict situation within and between the families are building the urinal into a scandal, so that to a good Finally the military must step in to calm tempers.

Importance

This amendment, which made ​​him famous, put Chevallier the small wine town his home a monument, humorous and with " Good Soldier Schweik " to the or " Don Camillo " Remembering joke. Model for Clochemerle was the small town of Vaux en Beaujolais in the Rhône region.

Filming

The co-production of Bavaria Atelier and British Broadcasting Corporation ( BBC ), shot in France filming was 1972/73 broadcast in Germany ( West and East ) as a four-part series with great audience success. The screenplay is written to Galton and Simpson, directed by Michael Mills. Cast ( among others): Cyril Cusack, Wendy Hiller, Kenneth Griffith, Roy Dotrice, Cyd Hayman, Micheline Presle, Bernard Bresslaw, Hugh Griffith, Nigel Green, Madeline Smith and Wolfe Morris. In the broadcast of the series, the famous actor and comedian worked with Sir Peter Ustinov as narrator.