The Old Sorceress & the Valet

1h 28min

Comedy

Drama

An old couple, Eugenie and Armand, have been living in Paris since 1921 part of the wave of post-war immigration from Martinique. Eugenie, a former dancer with Josephine Baker's Black Revue has become a professional quimboiseuse (practising black magic) for a white clientele. Armand who had been a servant is retired. Now they are both old and bitter and still quarreling with each other. One day they set out, arm-in-arm for a last promenade in the metropolis.

Cast

Jenny Alpha

Jenny Alpha

Eugénie, la quimboiseuse
Jacques Martial

Jacques Martial

Un Travesti Claude Symprol
Christine Amat

Christine Amat

1st Cliente
Sophie Paul

Sophie Paul

3rd Cliente
Jean-Claude Fall

Jean-Claude Fall

4th Cliente
Rachel Cohen

Rachel Cohen

Les Voisins
Agnes Aubert

Agnes Aubert

Les Voisins
Daniel Leger

Daniel Leger

Les Voisins

Release date

7th Oct 1987

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Français