Courage fuyons

1979 French film

17 October 1979 (1979-10-17)

Running time

100 minutesCountryFranceLanguageFrenchBox office$8.8 million^[1]

Courage fuyons is a French romantic comedy film directed by Yves Robert.

Plot

Martin Belhomme is a coward since his birth, also home cowardice is passed from generation to generation. After a childhood spent in the tumult of the Occupation, he "is married" with Mathilda who will decide everything : they will have two children and he will become a pharmacist, even if he vowed a passion for music. But after this monotonous life, occurs in May 68, and cowardice will paradoxically lead him into a crazy adventure, far from home, with Eva, beautiful blonde singer in a cabaret of Amsterdam. Therefore, he will make every effort to seduce the beautiful, and pass for an adventurer to her eyes.

Cast

Jean Rochefort as Martin Belhomme / Adrien Belhomme
Catherine Deneuve as Eva
Dominique Lavanant as Mathilda
Philippe Leroy as Eric Sylvain de Chalamond
Robert Webber as Charley
Michel Aumont as Franckie
Michel Beaune as Noël
Christophe Bourseiller as Christophe
Eliane Borras as Sylvette Goldoni
Christian Charmetant as Pierre Martin
Nathalie Mazeas as Monica
Janine Souchon as Madame Berger
Erick Desmarestz as Edmondson
Philippe Le Mercier as Thierry
Gérard Darmon as The provocative

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result
1980	César Awards	César Award for Best Actor	Jean Rochefort	Nominated
		César Award for Best Supporting Actor	Michel Aumont	Nominated
		César Award for Best Supporting Actress	Dominique Lavanant	Nominated