3 Men and a Cradle (1985) (original) (raw)
Original title
3 hommes et un couffin
Year
1985
Running time
101 min.
Country
France
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Synopsis
A trio of inept bachelors receives an unexpected lesson in the challenges of fatherhood when a young infant turns up on their doorstep in this popular, appealing French comedy. The child was unknowingly fathered by one of the roommates, but the mother, who had relationships with each man, leaves no hint as to which one is the father. Even worse, she's flown off to America, meaning the clueless Pierre, Jacques, and Michel must work together to take care of the adorable infant. As one might expect, most of the film's comedy concerns the men's reluctant adaptation to fatherhood, as they become increasingly attached to the child and compete to become the best father. The film's good-natured if familiar humor was welcomed with strong box office, numerous award nominations, and an American remake, Three Men and a Baby.
Awards
1985: Nominated for Oscar: Best Foreign Language Film
1986: Nominated for Golden Globe: Best Foreign Language Film
1985: 3 César Awards: Best Movie, Supporting actor & Screenplay. 6 Nominations
Critics' reviews
- "Serreau's direction is bright and confident, avoiding the saccharine pitfalls of the material."
- "Serreau is too self-consciously serious to embrace her stereotypes, thus to find new fun in them, and too academic to create characters that have comic lives of their own."
- "An engaging French comedy about three bachelors who find an abandoned baby at their door."
- "While there are more than a few laughs, most of them are laughs of recognition -- seeing these gags again is like coming across long-lost (and vaguely embarrassing) relations."
- "Smartly paced and engagingly acted by the relatively unknown cast, it's a sweet little satire about the demolition of the male ego in the era of feminism."
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