The Miracle (1987 film)
- Jean Poiret: Papu
- Jeanne Moreau: Sabine
- Serrault: Ronald Fox Terrier
- Sylvie Joly: Mrs. Fox Terrier
- Jean Rougerie: Monseigneur
- Roland Blanche: Lead seal
- Sophie Moyse: Angelica
- Marc Maury: Abbé humus
- Hervé Pauchon: Joulin
- George Lucas: Dulac
- Jean Abeillé: Victor
- Dominique Zardi: Rondolo
The Miracle of Papu is a French film by Jean- Pierre Mocky farce from the year 1987.
Action
Papu is a loafer, working for his church in Paris in a warehouse where things used to be offered, and worried additional funds by hat tricks. When he sold the Eiffel Tower balloons to tourists, he is approached by a car. From then on, it simulates a bilateral leg paralysis in order to collect the insurance money can. The cause of accidents have guessed that he can go. A lawyer overheard Papu among his congregation. At the suggestion of his friend Sabine, he plans to join the pilgrimage to Lourdes and to hope in the holy water for a miracle. Can he run back then, he does not have to also pay back the insurance money. To prevent this trick, which caused the accident, ask the dumb insurance agents Ronald Fox Terrier with inquiries. He should expose Papu during the journey to Lourdes as a fraud.
The trip to Lourdes occur Papu, Sabine and her parish priest, Abbé humus to. Sabine has long been in love with the Abbé and hopes that he makes his true hint of a day and is getting married. The Abbé turn is placed during the journey of pickpocket Angelica embarrassment to their merits, it belongs not to wear underwear under the skirt. The Abbé, in turn, is sought by traveling Monseigneur, standing on young men. In the cinema car that will tune the travelers with movies on Lourdes, Papu is at once briefly. Angelica realizes that he is not walking disability. It requires Papu part of the expected sum insured to turn to secrecy. Ronald has not noticed the maneuver, but rather the fellow travelers Joulin who is traveling on behalf of the town of Lourdes. There has been no more miracles for ten years. Papus "cure" would the tourism Lourdes ' benefit, so Joulin with Papu also closes a deal: To his wonder the press may attend while Joulin told anyone of Papus dizziness.
Once in Lourdes, there will be some complications, because covered with Joulin Papu walks away, while initially the Monseigneur and later go Ronald Papus in a wheelchair and the dumb Ronald must be accused of dizziness at the end of the wheelchair user group. At the end, they all go to the holy cave. Papu is prematurely down into the water and suddenly actually no longer feel his legs. Ronald turn can suddenly speak, even if only English. Lourdes has its wonders. Papu is desperate, even if he is now rightly receive the sum insured. A tourist again who doubts Ronalds miracle cure, suffers at the end of a sudden heart attack and dies.
Production
The Miracle of Papu was shot in Paris, Alfortville, Salies -de- Béarn and Lourdes, the main scenes were recreated in Lourdes grotto in the studio together. The costumes created Jeanine Gonzalez, the Filmbauten come from Étienne Méry, Patrice Renault and Jean -Claude Sevenet. The film was released on 18 February 1987 in the French cinema, where he was seen by 824,303 visitors, and was shortly afterwards under the title The Miracle at the Berlinale 1987. A theatrical release in Germany did not take place. On 21 July 1995, the film was first shown on German television under the title The Miracle of Papu on the ARD. In 2005, the film was released in France on DVD.
Criticism
" The crude joke carelessly staged farce is calculated to hurt religious feelings ," wrote the Catholic filmdienst. For Cinema, the film was a " frivolous farce about the business of religion."
Awards
The Miracle of Papu ran in 1987 at the Berlin International Film Festival in competition for the Golden Bear. In 1988, the film received two César Award nominations: Jeanne Moreau was nominated in the category Best Actress and Sylvie Joly in the Best Supporting Actress category.