
Picnic on the Grass
Nov 11 1959
•2h 31m
•Romance, Comedy
Etienne Alexis, a candidate for president of the new Europe, is a scientist promoting artificial insemination for social betterment and therapy to eliminate passion. To celebrate his engagement to a cousin, he hosts an aseptic picnic, where mother nature asserts herself. A shepherd's flute conjures a windstorm that throws Alexis together with the luscious Nénette, a farm lass who wants to have a baby but is unimpressed with men.
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Paul Meurisse
Étienne Alexis, célèbre biologiste

Catherine Rouvel
Antoinette dite :Nénette

Jacqueline Morane
Titine

Fernand Sardou
Nino, le père de Nénette
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