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Pot-Bouille
1957 Drama / Romance
Review
Julien Duvivier’s last great film is a curious synthesis of the harsh world of famous
French author Emile Zola and his own peculiar brand of historical romanticism. It
is a combination which works, but you get the impression that a more faithful rendition
of the Zola novel would have been somewhat more effective.
The film stars the then very popular heart-throb, Gérard Philipe, in one of his best-remembered roles. It also features Danielle Darrieux, by then a fixture of French cinema since her debut in the 1930s, and a young Anouk Aimée, who would become famous following her role in Claude Lelouch’s 1966 film Un homme et une femme . © James Travers 2000 Write a review for this film...User Comments
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Director:
Julien Duvivier
Starring: Gérard Philipe, Danielle Darrieux, Dany Carrel, Jacques Duby, Anouk Aimée Synopsis
Paris, 1865. Octave Mouret uses his charms and wit to the fullest in an attempt to rise
to the top of the social scale. Arriving in Paris, he quickly develops a knack for
business, and his skills as a seducer of women are equally effective...
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