Annie Girardot and Philippe Noiret in the sequel to Tender chicken
Known for his adventure comedies, Philippe de Broca made another with Tender chicken (1978), adapted from the novel Inspector Tanquerelle and the bumblebee by Jean-Paul Rouland and Claude Olivier. In this movie, Annie Girardot plays police commissioner Lise Tanquerelle, who meets Antoine Lemercier (Philippe Noiret), the heroine’s former classmate who became a Greek teacher. The two characters quickly fall in love and together investigate a series of murders. The success of Tender chicken (1.7 million viewers in France) allowed the two to meet again two years later We stole Jupiter’s thigh (1980).
A sequel that moves to Greece, where Lise and Antoine spend their honeymoon. During their holiday, the two lovers have no intention of finding peace because, after meeting the archaeologist Charles-Hubert Pochet (Francis Perrin) and his wife Agnès (Catherine Alric), they find themselves involved in a case of murder and leak. The theft of a sculptureand the murder of the thief attributed to Antoine and Charles-Hubert.
The film was not as successful as its predecessor, but still amassed more than 1.5 million viewers. Today the two feature films are taken into consideration works of worshiplargely thanks to the duo of Annie Girardot and Philippe Noiret. Finally, even if these two comedies were not the most appreciated by Philippe de Broca in the press, Jacques Siclier (for the anecdote, grandfather of the author of these lines), for example, was enthusiastic about We Stole the Thigh of Jupiter. In The worlddescribed this suite as “wacky comedy with chaseswonderful landscapes, plot with twists, acrobatic feats“.
Filming in GreeceWe stole Jupiter’s thigh
As you might imagine, a good portion ofWe stole Jupiter’s thigh was filmed in Greece. Not only that, given that the south of France also served as a setting, at least for a filmed chase on the rooftops of Marseille and in the shopping streets. Without forgetting the opening scene in Paris. Place Jules-Joffrin in the 18th arrondissement it is used to stage the wedding between Lise and Antoine.
But otherwise it’s like this in Athens and in the nearby places (in Pélekas and Sidari on the island of Corfu or in Parga) that Philippe de Broca installed his cameras from 3 September to 14 November 1979. One of the most evocative places We stole Jupiter’s thighEast one of the monasteries of Meteorain northern Greece, in the Peneus valley. A magnificent site, declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO since 1988.
Before that, it was on top of one of the Meteora mountains that the director of the play met his actors. The filmmaker is not the only one to have appreciated these settings since, the following year, we could find the places again For your eyes only (1981). It is also on the island of Corfu James Bond they settled in September 1980, before heading to the Achilleion palace near the village of Gastouri, and then to the Meteora Monasteries.
James Bond before his time then We stole Jupiter’s thigh. Additionally, Lise and Antoine appear to be just as involved in the stunts as Agent 007 as one scene in the film shows them suspended under a helicopter with the sculpture. However, for the passage into the night, it is in the studio that the sequence was filmed for obvious safety reasons.
Source: Cine Serie
Ray Ortiz is a journalist at Gossipify, known for his coverage of trending news and current events. He is committed to providing readers with accurate and unbiased reporting, and is respected for his ability to keep readers informed on the latest news and issues.