The Prude
1986, French. Directed by Jacques Doillon.
Pierre is the artistic director of a theater, and when his daughter Manon lets him know that she is coming to see him after a year's absence, Pierre decides to prepare for the meeting. He goes to the theater with his girlfriend Ariane and has the actresses in his troupe act out different aspects of his daughter's character. Unfortunately, this is not adequate preparation, for when Manon does show up, nothing goes quite as he imagined...
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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Cast & crew
- Jacques DoillonDirector
- Michel PiccoliPierre
- Sandrine BonnaireManon
- Sabine AzémaAriane
- Laurent MaletFrançois
- Brigitte CoscasLa taille de Manon
- Anne CoesensLa voix de Manon
- Corinne DaclaL'oreille de Manon
- Pascale SalkinL'absence de Manon
- Jessica FordeLa main de Manon
- Vinciane Le MenLa fille au charbon
- Kitty Kortes-LynchLes petits orteils
- Nicole PersyLes yeux de Manon
Details
- Released
- 3 December 1986
- Original title
- La Puritaine
- Country
- France, Belgium
- Written by
- Jean-François Goyet, Jacques Doillon
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The Prude runs 86 minutes (1h 26m).
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The Prude isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 3 December 1986. (Checked 7 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Prude?
If you liked The Prude, try Another Day, Haute Couture, Heaven Will Wait.
Who directed The Prude?
The Prude (1986) was directed by Jacques Doillon and stars Michel Piccoli, Sandrine Bonnaire, Sabine Azéma.