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Entrée des artistes
1938 Drama / Romance
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Credits
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Director: Marc Allégret
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Script: André Cavin, André Cayatte, Henri Jeanson
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Photo: Bontemps, Émile Bourreaud, Robert Juillard, Christian Matras
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Music: Georges Auric
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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)
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Country: France
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Language: French
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Runtime: 99 min; B&W
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Aka: The Curtain Rises
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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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