Father's Ride (film, 1966)

Two days later - the birthday of the youngest daughter Denise, and the entire Kanten family, who lives in the Jura Mountains on a remote farm, is waiting for the arrival of the eldest daughter, Marie-Louise, at the home holiday. Two years ago, their mother, Isabella, who dreams of a comfortable life for her daughters, known to her only from women's magazines such as Elle , sent her to Lyon to study as a hairdresser. But in the morning the postman brings a short telegram: Marie-Louise has a lot of work, so she cannot come. Under pressure from his wife, the farmer overcomes his reluctance to go to a city where he was not 20 years old to convince these employers to give their daughter a little rest. Together with the village teacher Frederick, whom Kanten hopes to get in-law, they get to the station Zheks , and there they take the train to Lyon. Upon arrival in the city, they go to the hairdresser, where Marie-Louise should work, but they discover that the girl left there two years ago. Now she takes care of the clients of some “Trianon”: a beauty salon for men, which in fact turned out to be nothing more than a brothel. But there they do not catch Marie-Louise. By misunderstanding, after spending the night at the police station, the next morning they again go in search of the girl, but whenever they expect to meet her, they are told that she is no longer there. Each of the characters they met, who knew or know Marie-Louise, gives her a new image, strange, very different from what her father appreciates, and gradually he understands how his daughter earns a living.

They still do not find Marie-Louise, who, as it turns out, went to Paris as a kept woman.

They will return together to the village, keeping secret the bitter truth. Kanten will delight the youngest daughter with a gift given to her, supposedly, from her older sister, and his wife will be amazed by the story of the wonderful life that Marie-Louise now leads, hastening to leave for her garden so that they do not notice his tears.

As Denis de La Patelier said in an interview in 2012, he always had an excellent relationship with the stars, because he loved the actors. Fernandel was the only one with whom he initially had some problems. La Patelier first met Fernandel in 1949 as an assistant to the director Maurice Labro on the set of the comedy L'Héroïque Monsieur Boniface (Heroic Monsieur Boniface) and then made an impression of him as a “bore” (“emmerdeur”), who built everything on the set. Later, Fernandel agreed to the producer Roger Ribado-Dumas ( French: Roger Ribadeau-Dumas ) to shoot only on the condition that La Patelier will not be an assistant director in that picture. But over the years, their feelings evolved, and Fernandel asked La Patelier to become the director of this film adaptation, where the actor, known primarily as a comedian, played one of his most dramatic roles. ^[one]

The film was created based on the novel of the same name by the writer Bernard Clavel, but the script, written by Denis de La Patelier together with the writer and screenwriter Pascal Jardin, differed from the book in that in a literary source Kanten travels to Lyon in search of his daughter alone, while in the film the main character was provided with an interlocutor, teacher Frederick. In “Father's Trip”, La Patelier’s first experience with Pascal Jardin was held, which was offered to the director by his faithful co-worker Michel Odyar , who refused to write the script because of his busy schedule . La Patelier called the collaboration with Jarden one of the most remarkable memories of his career. ^[one]

“Father's Trip” is one of the few films when the director himself appears on the screen as an extras, as he did when there was no actor at hand. ^[one]

The future spouse of the director Florence Renard ( French Florence Renard ) works as an assistant to the editor.

• Director: Denis de La Patelier , Ass. ( French Maurice Delbez )
• Screenplay: Denis de La Patelier , Pascal Jardin based on the novel by Bernard Clavel Le voyage du père (Robert Laffont, 1965)
• Dialogues: Pascal Jarden
• Producer: Maurice Jacquin ( French Maurice Jacquin )
• Executive Producer: Eric Géger ( French Éric Geiger ), Ass. Louis Manella ( Fr. Louis Manella ), Marc Goldstaub
• Delegated Producer: Raymond Danon ( Fr. Raymond Danon )
• Director of photography: Jean Tournier ( French: Jean Tournier )
• Operator: Andre Domage ( French André Domage ), Ass. Andre-Maurice Delille ( Fr. André-Maurice Delille )
• Sound Engineer: Jean Rieul ( Fr. Jean Rieul ) (Westrex SOR)
• Installation: Claude Durand ( French Claude Durand ), ass. Florence Renard ( Fr. Florence Renard ), Miriam Bom ( Fr. Myriam Baum ),
• Composer: Georges Harvarenz
• Orchestra: Maurice J. Hélison
• Production Designer: Paul-Louis Boutié, Ass. Michel de Broin ( Fr. Michel de Broin ),
• Photographer: Marcel Dole ( Fr. Marcel Dole )
• Field Shooting Manager: Nadi Chauviret
• Assistant Director on the set: Colette Crochot ( FR Colette Crochot )
• Makeup: Jacques Buban ( fr. Jacky Bouban )

• Original title: Le Voyage du père
• Title in Russian: Father's ride
• English name: Father's Trip
• Duration: 1 h. 22 min. (82 min.)
• Genre: Drama , film adaptation
• Screen Format: 2.35: 1
• Film Format: 35mm
• Rental copies: 35 mm
• Film Process: Franscope
• Sound: mono
• Color: color (Eastmancolor)
• Location: Lyon , Saint-Claude , Le- Bushou ( fr. Les Bouchoux ), Zheks , railway Ligne des hirondelles in the Jura department, Studio Eclair in Épinay-sur-Seine
• Filming period: from March 18 to May 4, 1966
• A country :
  •   France
  •   Italy
• Original language: French
• Premiere:
  •   France : September 16th . 1966
• Production:
  •   France Les Films Copernic ( Paris )
  •   France Gafer ( Paris )
  •   Italy Métropolis Films ( Rome )
• Duplication: Laboratoire Franay LTC Saint-Cloud
• Distributor:
  •   France Comacico
• Other companies :
  • Music Publisher Eddie Barclay
• Visa Number: 31.379

• Fernandel : Monsieur Cantin, peasant
• Lilly Palmer : Isabelle Kanten, Peasant's Wife
• Laurent Terzieff : Frederick, teacher
• Philippe Noiret : Displeased Traveler
• Michel Auclair ( FR Michel Auclair ): friend and client of Marie-Louise
• Madeleine Robenson ( French Madeleine Robinson ): owner of the Trianon salon
• Etienne Bierry : owner of the La Patrie bistro (as Etienne Biérry)
• Rosie Warth : Mistress of La Patrie Bistro
• Oliver Mato ( fr. Olivier Mathot ): hairdresser
• Jacqueline Jefford ( French: Jacqueline Jefford ): Concierge
• Dominic Page ( Fr. Dominique Page ): Neighbor Marie-Louise
• Yves Barsak ( fr. Yves Barsacq ): client of the Trianon salon
• Annick Aller ( FR Annick Allières ): girlfriend of a disgruntled traveler (like Annick Alliéres)
• Riccardo Garrone ( Italian: Riccardo Garrone ): traveler (like Ricardo Garone)
• Marcel Gassouk ( French: Marcel Gassouk ): car driver (uncredited)
• Maurice Nazil ( fr. Maurice Nasil ): client of the Trianon salon
• Monique Vita ( fr. Monique Vita ): a girl from the Trianon salon
• Patrick Jeantet ( French Patrick Jeantet ): a punished student
• Francois Darbon ( Fr. François Darbon ): Corporal
• Cesar Torrès ( Fr. César Torrès ): hairdresser boy (uncredited)
• Yvonne Gradlet ({{lang-fr | Yvonne Gradelet}): client of the “Roberti” salon (uncredited)
• Pierre Lafont ( FR Pierre Lafont ): friend of a dissatisfied traveler (uncredited)
• Serge Coursan ( French Serge Coursan ): the owner of the 1st cafe (not in the credits)
• Chantal Clarvil
• Marise Méjean : (as Marise Méjean)
• Josette Vardier ( FR. Josette Vardier
• Daniel Durou ( Fr. Danielle Durou ) (as Danièlle Durou)
• Veronik Verljak ( fr. Véronique Verlhac )
• Patricia Darmon ( French Patricia Darmon )
• Jacques Schaeffer
• Denis de La Patelier (uncredited)

Resources

• “Le voyage du père” on the Internet Movie Database   (as of 02/13/2018)
• Le voyage du père on allmovie

Review

• James Travers Le Voyage du père (1966) (link unavailable )