Get Out Your Handkerchiefs

– Solange is depressed: she's stopped smiling, she eats little, she says less. She has fainting fits. ..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.90 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 48 Minutes
Release Year:
1978
Original Name:
Préparez vos mouchoirs
Get Out Your Handkerchiefs
Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (1978) - Also known as Préparez vos mouchoirs

Solange is depressed: she's stopped smiling, she eats little, she says less. She has fainting fits. Her husband Raoul seeks to save her by enlisting Stephane, a stranger, to be her lover. Although he listens to Mozart and has every Pocket Book arranged in alphabetical order, Stephane fails to cheer Solange. She knits. She does housework. Everyone, including their neighbor a vegetable vendor, agrees that she needs a child, yet she fails to get pregnant by either lover. The three take a job running a kids' summer camp where they meet Christian, the precocious 13-year-old son of the local factory manager. It is Christian who restores Solange to laughter

Release Date:

17 Dec 1978

Language:

French

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (2K Restoration) | Official US Trailer

Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (2K Restoration) | Official US Trailer
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Plot:

Solange is depressed: she's stopped smiling, she eats little, she says less. She has fainting fits. Her husband Raoul seeks to save her by enlisting Stephane, a stranger, to be her lover. Although he listens to Mozart and has every Pocket Book arranged in alphabetical order, Stephane fails to cheer Solange. She knits. She does housework. Everyone, including their neighbor a vegetable vendor, agrees that she needs a child, yet she fails to get pregnant by either lover. The three take a job running a kids' summer camp where they meet Christian, the precocious 13-year-old son of the local factory manager. It is Christian who restores Solange to laughter.

Awards:

Won 1 Oscar. Another 2 wins & 4 nominations.

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Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
86%

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