Bourvil : le rire et la tendresse

Bourvil : le rire et la tendresse (2025) is a documentary film directed by Jacques Pessis, Thierry Bellaiche.

Can you become a star without being a loudmouth? Absolutely, and Bourvil is proof of that. This discreet artist had many talents: he was both an actor and a singer, with equal success and enjoyment. First noticed for his songs and sketches, in which he created the character of the village idiot, he learned through experience the art of creating characters who were naive, certainly, but increasingly subtle. We propose to look back on the all too brief life of this man who was as endearing as he was discreet.

Cast

Bourvil

Self (Footage Archives)

Vincent Fernandel

Self : Narrator

Frédéric Mitterrand

Self