The Prude_
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...
Starring
Michel Piccoli, Sandrine Bonnaire, Sabine Azéma
Updated Feb 16, 2026
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Year context
The Prude was released 40 years ago in 1986.
Overview
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 ...
The Prude is a Drama film with a runtime of 1h 26m.
CAST (13)
Michel Piccoli
Pierre
Sandrine Bonnaire
Manon
Sabine Azéma
Ariane
Laurent Malet
François
BC
Brigitte Coscas
La taille de Manon
Anne Coesens
La voix de Manon
Corinne Dacla
L'oreille de Manon
PS
Pascale Salkin
L'absence de Manon
Jessica Forde
La main de Manon
VL
Vinciane Le Men
La fille au charbon
KK
Kitty Kortes-Lynch
Les petits orteils
NP
Nicole Persy
Les yeux de Manon
PT
Pascale Tison
La soeur de la fugueuse
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What is The Prude about?
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...
How long is The Prude?
The Prude has a runtime of 86 minutes (1h 26m).
Who stars in The Prude?
The cast of The Prude includes Michel Piccoli, Sandrine Bonnaire, Sabine Azéma, Laurent Malet, Brigitte Coscas.
What is the rating of The Prude?
The Prude has a rating of 4.4 out of 10 based on 9 votes on TMDB.
GENRES (1)
Drama