''Beautiful Days'' (French: ''Les Beaux jours'') is a 1935 French
comedy film directed by
Marc Allégret
Marc Allégret (22 December 1900 – 3 November 1973) was a French screenwriter, photographer and film director.
Biography
Born in Basel, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland, he was the elder brother of Yves Allégret. Marc was educated to be a lawyer in ...
and starring
Simone Simon,
Jean-Pierre Aumont and
Raymond Rouleau.
[Bessy & Chirat p.92] The film's sets were designed by the
art director
Art director is the title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, film industry, film and television, the Internet, and video games.
It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and ...
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Jean d'Eaubonne and
Lazare Meerson.
Synopsis
After the death of her father leaves her alone in
Paris without any money, Sylvie meets two men Pierre and Boris who she struggles to choose between romantically.
Cast
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Simone Simon as Sylvie - une jeune fille aimée par deux garçons
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Jean-Pierre Aumont as Pierre - le premier amoureux de Sylvie
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Raymond Rouleau as Boris - le deuxième amoureux de Sylvie
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Roland Toutain
Roland Toutain (October 18, 1905 - October 16, 1977) was a French actor, songwriter and stuntman. He appeared in 55 films between 1924 and 1957, both in leading and supporting roles.
Life and career
Toutain is known for playing the aviator And ...
as Charles
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Fernand Charpin as Le patron de l'hôtel
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Maurice Baquet as Toto
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Jean-Louis Barrault as René
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Pierre Larquey as Le père de Pierre
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Jacques Berlioz as Le professeur Destouches
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Catherine Fonteney
Catherine Fonteney (23 June 1879– 29 April 1966) was a French film actress.Goble p.386
Catherine Fonteney was born Marie Alexandrine Catherine Fontaine in Paris and died in Dijon.
Selected filmography
* '' Romain Kalbris'' (1923)
* ''The Secr ...
as La directrice
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Lucienne Le Marchand
Lucienne Le Marchand (15 November 1908 – 9 February 1992) was a Belgian stage, film and television actress.Goble p.115
Selected filmography
* ''Song of Farewell'' (1934)
* '' Crime and Punishment'' (1935)
* '' The Mysteries of Paris'' (1935)
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as Tania
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Jacqueline Mignac as Angélique
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Pierre-Louis as Julien
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Jean Sinoël
Jean Sinoël (13 August 1868 – 30 August 1949), often known simply as Sinoël, was a French actor and singer.
Born Jean Léonis Blès in Sainte-Terre, Gironde, France, he died in Paris in 1949.
Selected filmography
* ''Captain Craddock'' (1931) ...
as Le jardinier
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Thao-Ba as Bâ
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Henri Vilbert as Le paysan
References
Bibliography
* Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. ''Histoire du cinéma français: 1935-1939''. Pygmalion, 1986.
* Crisp, Colin. ''French Cinema—A Critical Filmography: Volume 1, 1929-1939''. Indiana University Press, 2015.
* Rège, Philippe. ''Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1''. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
External links
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1935 films
French comedy films
1935 comedy films
1930s French-language films
Films directed by Marc Allégret
French black-and-white films
1930s French films
Films set in Paris
Films scored by Georges Van Parys
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