Pédale douce (Soft Pedal) is a 1996 French comedy film directed by Gabriel Aghion. Fanny Ardant won the 1997 César Award for Best Actress for her performance as Eva.
Plot
Adrien works in an advertising agency in the day and at night he becomes the queen of a gay bar, run by his best friend, the seductive Eva. When Alexandre Agut, a major client of Adrien, wants to get to know him, he asks Eva to pose as his wife. Everything gets carried away when Alexandre falls in love with her.
Cast
Patrick Timsit - Adrien Aymar
Fanny Ardant - Evelyne, called Eva
Richard Berry - Alexandre Hagutte
Michèle Laroque - Marie Hagutte
Jacques Gamblin - André Lemoine
Dominique Besnehard - Riki
- Dr. Séverine
Boris Terral - Cyril
Awards and nominations
Sequel
A 2004's sequel Pédale dure (Pédale douce 3 : Elles sont tellement folles qu'elles ont oublié de faire le 2!) with Gérard Darmon, Michèle Laroque and Dany Boon but he has received generally very negative reviews.
References
External links
1996 films
1990s French-language films
French LGBT-related films
Films directed by Gabriel Aghion
1996 LGBT-related films
LGBT-related comedy films
French comedy films
1996 comedy films
Films featuring a Best Actress César Award-winning performance
1990s French films
