Narcisse (film)

Narcisse is a 1940 French comedy film directed by Ayres d'Aguiar and starring Rellys, Paul Azaïs and Monique Rolland. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris and the Saint-Laurent-du-Var Studios in Nice. The film's sets were designed by the art director Lucien Aguettand. It is a remake of the 1938 British film It's in the Air directed by Anthony Kimmins and re-used footage from the earlier film. It was produced during the Phoney War period and was released in March 1940, a few weeks before the beginning of the Battle of France.

Synopsis
Narcisse Pigeon hopes to join the French Air Force, but fails the selection board. One day, at a friend's house, he tries on his uniform and discovering an overlooked urgent message in the pocket, he goes to deliver it to the base. He is mistaken for a serving airmen and quickly falls foul of the sergeant major, while also falling in love with the attractive canteen girl Rosine. He then accidentally ends up flying a new prototype plane, inadvertently performing a series of acrobatic manoeuvres in the air, before somehow managing to land it again.

Cast

 * Rellys as 	Narcisse Pigeon
 * Paul Azaïs as Crépin
 * Monique Rolland as 	Rosine
 * Claude May as 	Josette
 * André Gabriello as Le sergent-major
 * Jeanne Fusier-Gir as 	La tante
 * Georges Lannes as 	Le commandant
 * Henri Crémieux as 	L'inspecteur général
 * Jean Joffre as 	L'oncle
 * Roger Legris as 	Lafolle
 * Georges Grey as 	Robert
 * Robert Ozanne as Le lieutenant
 * Georges Péclet as 	Le pilote