Lovers of Paris
| Lovers of Paris | |
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 Mexican poster for the film | |
| Directed by | Julien Duvivier |
| Screenplay by | Julien Duvivier Léo Joannon Henri Jeanson |
| Produced by | Paris Film Productions Panitalia |
| Starring | Gérard Philipe Danielle Darrieux |
Release date |
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Running time | 115 minutes |
| Country | France |
Lovers of Paris (original title Pot-Bouille, "Stew Pot") is a 1957 French film directed by Julien Duvivier and starring Gérard Philipe. It is based on the novel Pot-Bouille by Émile Zola.[1][2][3][4]
The film is in black and white, and filmed in 35 mm film. It premiered in France on October 18, 1957.
It was the second film Duvivier directed based on a novel in Zola's Rougon-Macquart series, the first being Au Bonheur des Dames in 1930.
Plot
A young provincial, Octave Mouret, arrives in Paris during the Second Empire. Madame Josserand, a society woman who thinks of little other than marrying off her daughter Berthe, sets her sights on him. But Octave has already turned his attention to the married Madame Hédouin, who runs a large department store, "Au Bonheur des Dames", where he is hired as a salesman. She is beautiful, but remains distant despite Octave's efforts to be noticed. Upset, Madame Josserand forces Berthe, against her will, to marry Auguste Vabre, a shopkeeper with little money. Berthe soon becomes Octave's mistress, and Octave applies his commercial talents to straightening out Auguste's finances. Madame Hédouin, now widowed, then realizes the business and romantic possibilities with her handsome young salesman.
Cast
- Gérard Philipe: Octave Mouret
- Danielle Darrieux: Caroline Hédouin
- Dany Carrel: Berthe Josserand
- Jacques Duby: Auguste Vabre
- Jane Marken: Eléonore Josserand
- Olivier Hussenot: Joseph Josserand
- Anouk Aimée: Marie Pichon
- Danielle Dumont: Hortense Josserand
- Henri Vilbert: Narcisse Bachelard
- Claude Nollier: Clotilde Duveyrier
- Micheline Luccioni: Valérie Vabre
- Judith Magre: Rachel
- Michèle Grellier: Fanny
- Germaine de France: Mlle Menu
- Gabrielle Fontan: Mme Pilou
- Alexandre Rignault: Gourd
- Van Doude: Hector Trublot
- Catherine Samie: Clémence
- Jean-Louis Le Goff: The sommelier
- Henri Coutet: A laborer in the yard
- Albert Médina: The conductor
- Pascale de Boysson: Gasparine
- Jean Brochard: Monsieur Duveyrier
- Arielle Coignet: Louise
- Georges Cusin: Achille Compardon
- Liliane Ernout: The client at "Rendu"
- Jacques Eyser: A doctor
- Jacques Grello: Théophile Vabre
- Gaston Jacquet: Hippolyte Vabre
- Jenny Orléans: Rose Compardon
- Rivers Cadet: The notary
- Monique Vita: Clarisse Boquet
- Denise Gence: Lisa
- Valérie Vivin: Adèle
- Paul Faivre: Stagecoach driver
- Charles Lemontier: Man passing in the street
- Jean Degrave: A guest
- René Worms: A guest
- Andrès: A guest
- Marius Gaidon: A server
- Roger Lecuyer: A wedding guest
- Lydia Ewande: Clarisse's maid
- Paule Launay
- Betty Beckers: Valérie's maid
Crew
- Director: Julien Duvivier
- Screenplay: Julien Duvivier, Léo Joannon, Henri Jeanson
- Assistant directors: Michel Romanoff, Pierre Maho
- Cinematography: Michel Kelber, assisted by André Domage
- Sound: Jacques Carrère, assisted by Guy Chichignoud
- Set design: Léon Barsacq
- Editing: Madeleine Gug
- Music: Jean Wiener, orchestra under the direction of André Girard, featuring Ray Ventura
- Costumes: Marcel Escoffier, Jean Zay, Emmanuel Bourrassin
- Makeup: Jean-Ulysse Piedeloup and Igor Keldich
- Hairstyling: Jean Lalaurette
- Theatrical director: Tonio Sune
- Production: Paris Films Production (Paris), Panitalia (Rome)
- Heads of production: Robert and Raymond Hakim
- Director of production: Ludmilia Goulian
- Production assistant: Pierre Duvivier
- Distributor: C.C.F.C
- Set designer: Maurice Barnathan
References
- ^ Crowther, Bosley. "House of Lovers (1957)". nytimes.com. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
- ^ "House of Lovers (1957)". tcm.com. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
- ^ "Pot-Bouille (1957)". allmovie.com. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
- ^ "Julien Duvivier". mubi.com. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
