The Parisian (film)
1957 film by Michel Boisrond
The Parisian (French: Une Parisienne) is a 1957 comedy film directed by Michel Boisrond and starring Charles Boyer, Henri Vidal and Brigitte Bardot. Bardot plays the daughter of the French President who marries her father's secretary, but the couple become jealous of each other's purported sexual flings. Costumes are by Pierre Balmain.
Plot
Brigitte Laurier, daughter of the President of France, is in love with Michel Legrand, her father's womanizing chief of staff. However, he repeatedly rejects Brigitte's sexual advances, so she appoints herself to an internship as his secretary. She later tricks Michel into delivering papers to the President, who is spending the weekend in the countryside. Michel's former mistress, Caroline d'Herblay, and her politician husband are also there, and she insists that Michel stay the weekend.
Michel and Caroline reunite secretly in the woods. As she slips out of her room later that night to be with Michel, her suspecting husband follows her. Meanwhile, Brigitte heads to Michel's room, surprises him and announces she wants to be his mistress, promising never to speak of marriage.
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