Picnic on the Grass

New Europe presidential candidate Etienne Alexis is a scientist promoting artificial insemination for social betterment and therapy to eliminate passion. To celebrate his engagement to a cousin, he hosts an aseptic picnic, where Mother Nature asserts herself. A shepherd's flute conjures a windstorm throwing Alexis together with the luscious Nénette, a farm lass who, although unimpressed with men, wants to have a baby.

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  Jean Renoir

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  Paul Meurisse
  Étienne Alexis, célèbre biologiste
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  Catherine Rouvel
  Antoinette dite :Nénette
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  Jacqueline Morane
  Titine
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  Fernand Sardou
  Nino, le père de Nénette
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  Jean-Pierre Granval
  Ritou
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  Hélène Duc
  Isabelle, la secrétaire du biologiste
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  Ingrid Nordine
  la comtesse Marie-Charlotte
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  Charles Blavette
  le berger Gaspard
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  Marguerite Cassan
  Mme Odile Poignant
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  André Brunot
  le curé