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Three Men and a Cradle
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Wikipedia article
'Three Men and a Cradle' is a 1985 French comedy film by Coline Serreau. The film was remade in Hollywood as 'Three Men and a Baby' in 1987 which was subsequently remade into seven movies in six languages.
Plot
Three young men (Jacques, Pierre and Michel) share an apartment in Paris having many girlfriends and parties; during the movie, we learn that they have signed a contract never to allow a girl to spend more than one night at their place. During one party, a friend of Jacques' tells him he has a compromising package (which turned out to be heroin) to deliver, and asks Jacques if he can leave it discreetly at their place. Jacques agrees and, as he works as a steward, flies away for a one-month trip in Japan telling Pierre and Michel about the package. One of Jacques' former girlfriends drops a baby before their door, making Pierre and Michel believe it is the package they are waiting for. Their lives change completely. The movie follows the bachelors as they deal with angry gangsters, suspicious cops, and the overwhelming responsibility of fatherhood.
Cast
* Roland Giraud as Pierre
* Michel Boujenah as Michel
* Andr Dussollier as Jacques
* Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu as Sylvia
* Dominique Lavanant as Madame Rapons
* Marthe Villalonga as Antoinette
* Annick Alane as The Pharmacist
Sequel
A second film by Coline Serreau, with the same characters, the same actors and called ' ('18 Years After') was released in 2003.
Accolades
Remakes
'Trois hommes et un couffin' was remade by Hollywood in English as 'Three Men and a Baby' in 1987. This was subsequently adapted into several Indian films, including 'Baalache Baap Brahmachaari' (1989) in Marathi, 'Thoovalsparsham' (1990) in Malayalam which was then remade as 'Chinnari Muddula Papa' (1990) in Telugu, 'Thayamma' (1991) and 'Asathal' (2001) in Tamil, 'Heyy Babyy' (2007) in Bollywood (Hindi) and 'Tatl Bela' (2018) in Turkish.
See also
* List of submissions to the 58th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
* List of French submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
Notes
References
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