The Girls of the Rhône (French: Les filles du Rhône) is a 1938 French drama film directed by Jean-Paul Paulin and starring Annie Ducaux, Daniel Lecourtois and Alexandre Rignault.[1] It was nominated for the Grand prix du cinéma français but lost out to Alert in the Mediterranean.[2] The film's sets were designed by the art director Aimé Bazin.
| The Girls of the Rhône | |
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| Directed by | Jean-Paul Paulin |
| Written by | Jean des Vallières |
| Produced by | Léon Beytout René Pignières |
| Starring | Annie Ducaux Daniel Lecourtois Alexandre Rignault |
| Cinematography | Léonce-Henri Burel |
| Edited by | Jean Mondollot |
| Music by | Maurice Jaubert |
Production company | Société Nouvelle de Cinématographie |
| Distributed by | Pathé Consortium Cinéma |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Synopsis
editIn the Camargue region at the mouth of the River Rhône, an impoverished aristocrat attempts to marry off his eldest daughter to a wealthy man who she does not love.
Cast
edit- Annie Ducaux as Frédérique
- Daniel Lecourtois as Fabregas Fils
- Alexandre Rignault as Danjou
- Pierre Larquey as Fabregas Père
- Denise Bosc as Marguerido
- Nane Germon as Rosette
- Paul Escoffier as Comte de Vauvert
- Andrée Berty as Audiberte
- Madeleine Sologne as Sara
- Teddy Parent as Victorin
- André Nicolle as Dupuis
- Maurice Rémy as Bela
- Alexandre Arnaudy as Paulus
- Charles Blavette as Sergent de ville
References
editBibliography
edit- 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.
External links
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