''Goodbye Leonard'' (French: ''Adieu Léonard'') is a 1943 French

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directed by

Pierre Prévert Pierre Prévert (26 May 1906 – 5 April 1988) was a French film director, screenwriter, and actor. He is the brother of Jacques Prévert, who is the subject of his documentary ''Mon frère Jacques''. He is the father of screenwriter Catherine ...

and starring

Charles Trenet Louis Charles Augustin Georges Trenet (; 18 May 1913 – 19 February 2001) was a renowned French singer-songwriter who composed both the music and the lyrics for nearly 1,000 songs over a career that lasted more than 60 years. These songs inclu ...

Pierre Brasseur Pierre Brasseur (; 22 December 1905 – 16 August 1972), born Pierre-Albert Espinasse, was a French actor. Biography The son of actors Georges Espinasse and Germaine Brasseur was an actor as well. The family tradition of using the name ''Br ...

and

Julien Carette Julien Henri Carette (23 December 1897 – 20 July 1966) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than 120 films between 1931 and 1964. Selected filmography * '' American Love'' (1931) - Lepape * ''Seul'' (1932) - Michel * '' Fun in the Ba ...

. The future star

Simone Signoret Simone Signoret (; born Simone Henriette Charlotte Kaminker; 25 March 1921 – 30 September 1985) was a French actress. She received various accolades, including an Academy Award, three BAFTA Awards, a César Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and ...

had a small role in the film.Hayward p.3 The film's sets were designed by the

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. It was shot at the Francoeur Studios in

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. It was distributed by

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, one of France's largest film companies.

Partial cast

as Ludovic Malvoisin - un doux poète *

as Prosper Bonenfant - un affairiste véreux *

as Félicien Léonard - un fabricant de farces et attrapes ruiné *

Denise Grey Denise Grey (born Édouardine Verthuy; 17 September 1896 – 13 January 1996) was an Italian-born actress who became a naturalized French citizen. Biography Édouardine Grey was born in Châtillon in the Aosta Valley of north-west Italy, close ...

as Bernardine Léonard - la femme insupportable et dépensière de Félicien * Jean Meyer as Eugène Tancrède - un poète * Jacqueline Pagnol as Paulette - une serveuse qui aime Ludovic * Gaby Wagner as Marguerite, la jolie voyageuse *

Marcel Pérès Marcel Pérès (born 15 July 1956, Oran, Algeria) is a French musicologist, composer, choral director and singer, and the founder of the early music group Ensemble Organum. He is an authority on Gregorian and pre-Gregorian chant. Pérès was ...

as Le patron du café 'La Confiance' *

Albert Rémy Albert Rémy (; 9 April 1915 – 26 January 1967) was a French actor best known for his supporting roles in François Truffaut's first two feature films. He played Antoine Doinel's father in ''The 400 Blows'' and Charlie Koller's (Charles Aznavo ...

as Le marchand d'oiseaux * Jeanne Arnoux *

Roger Blin Roger Blin (22 March 1907 – 21 January 1984) was a French actor and director. He staged world premieres of Samuel Beckett's ''Waiting for Godot'' in 1953 and ''Endgame'' in 1957. Biography Blin was the son of a doctor; however, despite his ...

as Le chef bohémien *

René Bourbon René (''born again'' or ''reborn'' in French) is a common first name in French-speaking, Spanish-speaking, and German-speaking countries. It derives from the Latin name Renatus. René is the masculine form of the name (Renée being the feminine ...

as Maître Failtrain - le notaire * Jenny Burnay as Geneviève Bonenfant - la femme de Prosper *

Jean Dasté Jean Dasté (born Jean Georges Gustave Dasté; 18 September 1904 – 15 October 1994)

as Le raccommodeur de porcelaine *

Guy Decomble Guy Decomble (1910–1964) was a French film and television actor. A character actor he played in a number of supporting parts in postwar cinema. One of his better known roles is as the teacher in ''The 400 Blows'' by François Truffaut.Paietta p ...

as Le rémouleur * Etienne Decroux as Prasmoquier * Jean Didier as Le voyageur dans le train * Louise Fouquet as La bouquetière * Yette Lucas as La patronne du café 'La Confiance' *

Madeleine Suffel Madeleine Suffel (1899–1974) was a French film and stage actress.Palmer & Michael p.274 She played supporting roles in a number of films from the early 1930s onwards. Selected filmography * '' A Rare Bird'' (1935) * '' School for Coquettes'' (1 ...

as La poule *

Edmond Van Daële Edmond Van Daële (11 August 1884, in Paris – 11 March 1960, in Grez-Neuville, Maine-et-Loire, France) was a Dutch- French film actor. Born as Edmond Jean Adolphe Minckwitz, he appeared in the 1923 silent film '' Coeur fidèle'', directed by J ...

as Le graveur * Yves Deniaud as Léon - le garçon de café *

Maurice Baquet Maurice Louis Baquet (26 May 1911 – 8 July 2005) was a French actor and cellist. He was born in Villefranche-sur-Saône and died in Noisy-le-Grand.Édouard Delmont Édouard Delmont (5 December 1883 – 22 November 1955) was a French actor born Édouard Marius Autran in Marseille. He died in Cannes at age 72. Filmography *1930 : ''L'Arlésienne (1930 film), L'Arlésienne'' de Jacques de Baroncelli *1930 ...

as Le chemineau *

as La gitane *

Geneviève Morel Geneviève Morel (1916–1989) was a French stage and film actress.Bessy & Chirat p.233 Selected filmography * '' Beating Heart'' (1940) − Marinette − une élève (uncredited) * ''Sarajevo'' (1940) − (uncredited) * '' Madame Sans−Gêne' ...

as La bonne

References

Bibliography

* Hayward, Susan. ''Simone Signoret: The Star as Cultural Sign''. A&C Black, 2004.

External links

* 1943 films French comedy films 1943 comedy films 1940s French-language films Films directed by Pierre Prévert French black-and-white films Films scored by Joseph Kosma Films shot at Francoeur Studios 1940s French films French-language comedy films Films with screenplays by Jacques Prévert {{1940s-France-film-stub