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1938 Drama / Romance

Credits

Director: Marc Allégret
Script: André Cavin, André Cayatte, Henri Jeanson
Photo: Bontemps, Émile Bourreaud, Robert Juillard, Christian Matras
Music: Georges Auric
Cast: Louis Jouvet (Le professeur Lambertin), Claude Dauphin (François Polti), Odette Joyeux (Coecilia), Janine Darcey (Isabelle), André Brunot (Monsieur Grenaison), Robert Pizani (Jérôme), Madeleine Lambert (Élisabeth), Roger Blin (Dominique), Mady Made (Denise), Babita Soren (Norah), Henri Busquet (L’huissier), Georges Pally (Marty, la patron du café), Noël Roquevert (Pignolet), Madeleine Geoffroy (Madame Grenaison), Yves Brainville (Sylvestre), Gaby André (Mireille), Nina Sinclair (Gisèle), Bernard Blier (Pescani), André Roussin (Giflard), Michel Vitold (Gabriel), Sylvie (Clémence), Julien Carette (Lurette), Marcel Dalio (Le juge d’instruction)
Country: France
Language: French
Runtime: 99 min; B&W
Aka: The Curtain Rises

Summary

François, Isabelle and Cécilia are three aspiring drama students at the Conservatory. Cécilia is madly in love with François, but he only has eyes for Isabelle. Desperate for revenge, Cécilia kills herself, making her suicide appear to be a murder committed by François.

Review

This classic tense drama, with a compelling plot by Henri Jeanson, is a fine example of pre-war French cinema. Louis Jouvet, possibly France’s greatest theatre actor, gives one of his finest screen performances, making this as much a celebration of the dramatic art as a captivating study of the aspirations and frustrations of young actors.

© James Travers 2002

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