Souvenirs perdus / Lost Souvenirs / Christian-Jaque / 1950

Souvenirs perdus

1950 Comedy / Drama

Credits

Director: Christian-Jaque
Script: Christian-Jaque, Jacques Companéez, Henri Jeanson, Jacques Prévert, Pierre Prévert, Pierre Véry, Bernard Zimmer
Photo: Christian Matras
Music: Joseph Kosma
Cast: Bernard Blier (L’agent de police Raoul), Pierre Brasseur (Philippe), Suzy Delair (Suzy Henebey), Danièle Delorme (Danièle), Edwige Feuillère (Florence), Yves Montand (Raoul, un chanteur des rues), François Périer (Jean-Pierre Delagrange), Gérard Philipe (Gérard de Narçay), Armand Bernard (Armand, le majordome de Jean-Pierre), Léonce Corne (Le vendeur de billets de loterie), Gilberte Géniat (Solange, l’épicière), Yolande Laffon (Mme Delagrange), Daniel Lecourtois (Le directeur de l’hôtel), Jacques Tarride (Le scrétaire), Christian Simon (Le petit Raoul), Jean Davy (Le speaker), Robert Rocca (Récitant), Jean Aymé (Le patron), Gaby Basset
Country: France
Language: French
Runtime: 105 min; B&W
Aka: Lost Souvenirs

Summary

A collection of stories about four objects – an Egyptian statue, a funeral crown, a fur necklace and a violin – which end up in a lost property office. 1) Philippe and Florence meet again after several years apart and remember the love they had and lost. Both realise that they have spoiled their lives and are proud to admit it. What remains is an Egyptian statue that Philippe once gave to Florence... 2) Raoul is a policeman who is in love with Solange, a widow with a son who plays the violin. He believes that she likes him too but she falls for the charms of a street singer.... 3) Gérard is dangerously insane and his family decide to have him committed to an asylum. But he manages to escape and he later strangles Danièle with her fur necklace... 4) Jean-Pierre and Suzy are lovers. The former has grown tired of his all too jealous girlfriend and wants to leave her. The only solution Jean-Pierre can come up with is for him to pretend to be dead. The funeral crown has never been used since...
© Willems Henri (Brussels, Belgium)

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