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My Last Mistress

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My Last Mistress
Directed bySacha Guitry
Written bySacha Guitry
Produced byMichel Manégat
StarringSacha Guitry
Aimé Clariond
Mona Goya
CinematographyFédote Bourgasoff
Edited byAlice Dumas
Music byPaul Durand
Henri Verdun
Production
companies
Compagnie Cinématographique Méditerranéenne de Production
Les Moulins d'Or
Distributed byUnion Française de Production Cinématographique
Release date
  • 24 November 1943 (1943-11-24)
Running time
101 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

My Last Mistress (French: Donne-moi tes yeux) is a 1943 French drama film directed by and starring Sacha Guitry and also featuring Geneviève Guitry, Aimé Clariond and Mona Goya.[1][2][3][4] It was produced during the German occupation of France. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Henri Ménessier and Roland Quignon.

Synopsis

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François, a celebrated sculptor, meets and falls in love with the much younger Catherine when she comes to pose as his model. They develop plans for their life together, but he suddenly becomes distant and pushes her away and spends time in the company of a louche, cabaret artist Gilda. Catherine realises that he is losing his sight, and does not want her to be chained to him for the rest of her life. However, she returns to be by his side and be his eyes in the future.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Siclier p.328
  2. ^ Rège p.482
  3. ^ "Donne-moi tes yeux de Sacha Guitry (1943)". Unifrance. Retrieved 2024-04-27.
  4. ^ Witt p.129

Bibliography

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  • Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
  • Siclier, Jacques. La France de Pétain et son cinéma. H. Veyrier, 1981.
  • Witt, Michael. Jean-Luc Godard, Cinema Historian. Indiana University Press, 2013.
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