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Tamara (1938 film)

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Tamara
Directed byJean Delannoy
Félix Gandéra
Written byGeorges André-Cuel (novel)
Jean Delannoy
Félix Gandéra
Produced byFélix Gandéra
StarringVéra Korène
Victor Francen
Lucas Gridoux
CinematographyNicolas Hayer
Charles Suin
Edited byJean Hénin
Music byGeorges Auric
Production
company
Productions Félix Gandéra
Distributed byCompagnie Française Cinématographique
Release date
  • 17 February 1938 (1938-02-17)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Tamara (French: Tamara la complaisante) is a 1938 French drama film directed by Jean Delannoy and Félix Gandéra and starring Véra Korène, Victor Francen and Lucas Gridoux.[1] [2] The film's sets were designed by the art directors Lucien Aguettand and Robert Gys.

Synopsis

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Fur trader Grigory is in Siberia to marry his fiancée Lydia, but becomes enthralled by Tamara a peasant girl he encounters. He abandons his fiancée and turns to a life of crime.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Rège p.299
  2. ^ Crisp p.411

Bibliography

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  • Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1935-1939. Pygmalion, 1986.
  • 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.
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