Directed by:
Marcel CarnéScreenplay:
Jacques PrévertCinematography:
Roger HubertComposer:
Maurice ThirietCast:
Arletty, Jean-Louis Barrault, Pierre Brasseur, Pierre Renoir, Gaston Modot, Albert Rémy, Jacques Castelot, Paul Frankeur, Robert Dhéry, Louis Salou (more)VOD (2)
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This tragic tale centers around the ill-fated love between Baptiste, a theater mime, and Claire Reine, an actress and otherwise woman-about-town who calls herself Garance. Garance, in turn, is loved by three other men: Frederick, a pretentious actor; Lacenaire, a conniving thief; and Count Eduard of Monteray. The story is further complicated by Nathalie, an actress who is in love with Baptiste. Garance and Baptiste meet when Garance is falsely accused of stealing a man's watch. Garance is forced to enter the protection of Count Eduard when she is innocently implicated in a crime committed by Lacenaire. In the intervening years of separation, both Garance and Baptiste become involved in loveless relationships with the Count and Nathalie, respectively. Baptiste is the father of a son. Returning to Paris, Garance finds that Baptiste has become a famous mime actor. Nathalie sends her child to foil their meeting, but Baptiste and Garance manage one night together. Lacenaire murders Edouard. In the last scenes, Garance is returning to Eduard's hotel and disaster as Baptiste struggles after her through crowds of merrymakers, many dressed as his famous character. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Arletty
France
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Jean-Louis Barrault
France
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Pierre Brasseur
France
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Pierre Renoir
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Gaston Modot
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Albert Rémy
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Jacques Castelot
Belgium
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Paul Frankeur
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Robert Dhéry
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Louis Salou
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Jean Carmet
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María Casares
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Gérard Blain
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Marcel Herrand
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Jane Marken
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Lucienne Legrand
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André Numès Fils
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Marcel Pérès
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Nicolas Bataille
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Raphaël Patorni
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