Synopsis
In a small town in Normandy, the prize for virtue goes to the simpleton Isidore for lack of a young girl judged sufficiently innocent.




Madame Husson has created a prize to reward the most virtuous young girl in the town. But, as there was no rose girl, the ladies of the committee chose a “rose boy”: a naive boy who runs away from the girls who tease him.
In this second film version of Guy de Maupassant’s tale, Bourvil plays a simple and inexperienced rosebush whose ingenuity borders on candor and silliness. Marcel Pagnol’s adaptation is delightful and tasty. After an excellent start to his career in cabaret, radio and music hall, Bourvil makes his seventh film here.
“Bourvil was first used somewhat foolishly by producers for his apparent gifts and his peasant clown look… This period ended with “LE ROSIER DE MADAME HUSSON”. It is not through gesture, since Bourvil does little of it, but through his voice, his verbal flow, and his abrupt interruptions that a relationship is established between what is said and what is not said. His way of “saying without saying” radiates humor in modesty”.
Roger Boussinot.
Technical data
- Genre: Comedy
- Duration: 1h28
- Director: Jean Boyer assisted by Jean Bastia, Robert Guez and Baretti
- Script and dialogues: Marcel Pagnol after the short story “Le Rosier de madame Husson” by Guy de Maupassant
- Sets: Robert Giordani assisted by Jean Mandaroux
- Hairstyles : Alexandre Marcus
- Make-up: Serge Groffe
- Director of photography: Charles Suin
- Cameraman: Marcel Franchi
- Assistant operators: Jean Castagnier, Jacques Chotel
- Sound engineer: Tony Leenhardt
- Sound assistant: Pierre Zann
- Boom Operator: Victor Revelly
- Editing: Fanchette Mazin
- Assistant editor: Madeleine Tapie
- Set design: Robert Giordani
- Assistant decorator: Jean Mandaroux
- General manager: Marcel Bryau
- Set photographer: Robert Joffre
- Make-up artists:Serge Groffe and Jacqueline Revelly
- Hairdresser: M. Marcus
- Accessory designer: Louis Charpeau
- Production Secretary: Yvonne Bézénech
- Music: Paul Misraki song by Étienne Lorin (Le Grand Dindon blanc)
- Production: Georges Agiman
- Director of production: Jean Darvey
- Production companies: Les Films Agiman, Eminente Films
- Distribution company: Société des Établissements Gaumont
- Shooting locations: Outside in Eure(La Neuve-Lyre), inside in the Franstudio studios in Saint-Maurice.
Distribution
- Bourvil: Isidore Pastouret, the village rose
- Jacqueline Pagnol: Élodie, the shepherdess
- Mireille Perrey: The Countess of Blonville
- Suzanne Dehelly: Miss Irène Cadenas
- Germaine Dermoz: Mrs Husson
- Pauline Carton: Virginie Pastouret, Isidore’s mother
- Henri Vilbert: The brigadier
- Jeanne Véniat: Mrs Pitard
- Albert Duvaleix: The priest of Gisors
- Germaine Reuver: Nicoline, Marie’s mother
- Jean Dunot: Polyte, Marie’s father
- Nina Myral: Mme de Gondreville
- Christian Lude: Mr. Barbesol, the doctor
- Yvette Etiévant: Marie, the young peasant
- Georges Baconnet: Mr. Laboureur, the mayor
- Fernand Blot: A city councillor
- André Dalibert: Célestin, a city councilor
- Marcelle Féry: a customer of the Pastouret grocery store
- Marcel Loche: A City Councillor
- Étienne Lorin and his orchestra