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1937 film
The Beauty of Montparnasse
Belgian poster
Directed byMaurice Cammage
Written byMaurice Hennequin (play)
Paul Bilhaud (play)
Albert Barré (play)
Jacques Daniel-Norman
Produced byJean Rivain
StarringFrédéric Duvallès
Jeanne Aubert
Colette Darfeuil
CinematographyMaurice Forster
Music byCasimir Oberfeld
Production
company
Cinérêve
Distributed byLes Films J. Sefert
Release date
  • 11 June 1937 (1937-06-11)
Running time87 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

The Beauty of Montparnasse (French: La belle de Montparnasse) is a 1937 French comedy film directed by Maurice Cammage and starring Frédéric Duvallès, Jeanne Aubert and Colette Darfeuil. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Dumesnil.

Synopsis

Mr. Pontbichot has long dreamed of cheating on his wife. To achieve his goal, he looks for a son-in-law who can help him, and finds him in a young painter who appeals to his daughter.

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References

  1. Bessy & Chirat p.287
  2. Crisp p.409

Bibliography

  • Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1935-1939. Pygmalion, 1986.
  • Crisp, Colin. Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939. Indiana University Press, 2002.
  • Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

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