The summer holidays: why was the shooting of this film in mourning?

Released in cinemas in 1967, the movie called The summer breakworn by Louis de Funès, will be rebroadcast on Sunday October 23, 2022, from 9:05 p.m. on C8. Realized by Jean Giraultthis feature film features the character of Charles Bosquier, portrayed on screen by Louis de Funes, who is the owner and director of a boarding school for children of wealthy families. When his eldest son is failed in the baccalaureate because of his deplorable English, he decides to send her to the United Kingdom for the summer holidays. He will be welcomed into the Mac Farrell family, owner of a Scotch whiskey distillery. In return, the Bosquier family will welcome their daughter Shirley. Not wishing to travel to the UK, the son of the character of Louis de Funès decides to be replaced by another student of the institution.

The summer break was the biggest French success of the year 1967 at the box office, with more than 7 million admissions to its credit. He was ahead at the time another film starring Louis de Funès: Oscar. This feature film also marks the first appearance of Claude Gensac in the role of the wife of the character of Louis de Funès. In total, the actress will play the actor’s companion in no less than 7 films : Summer vacation, Oscar, The policeman is getting married, hibernatus, Joe, The Gendarme on a walkand The Gendarme and the Gendarmettes. The summer break has the particularity of being dedicated to stuntman Jean Falloux. In fact, the latter died during filming during an aerial stunt. He was the husband of announcer Anne-Marie Peysson.

The big holidays: Olivier De Funès plays for the first time the role of the son of Louis de Funès on the big screen

This feature film also marks 3rd screen appearanceOlivier de Funes, the true son of Louis de Funès. After playing in Fantomas goes wild and The large restaurantthe one that is thereafter became an airline pilot embodies for the first time the role of the son of the character played by his father on screen. Olivier de Funès will turn again alongside his father in hibernatus (1969), The Man Orchestra (1970) and Perched on a tree (1971).

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