''Farandole'' is a 1945 French

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by André Zwoboda and starring André Luguet,

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Gaby Morlay Gaby Morlay (born Blanche Pauline Fumoleau; 8 June 1893 – 4 July 1964) was a film actress from France.

.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.307 It takes its title from the

Farandole The Farandole is an open-chain community dance popular in Provence, France. The Farandole bears similarities to the gavotte, jig, and tarantella. The carmagnole of the French Revolution is a derivative. Traditional dance The farandole is consi ...

, a traditional dance from

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whose structure the plot follows. It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in

Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), ma ...

. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Hubert. It was filmed following the Liberation but released while the

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was still being fought.

Synopsis

The film is structurally similar to

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's ''

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'' with a series of stories all linked together.

Cast

* André Luguet as Maxime Théric *

as Blanche *

Gaby Morlay Gaby Morlay (born Blanche Pauline Fumoleau; 8 June 1893 – 4 July 1964) was a film actress from France.

as Elizabeth *

Paulette Dubost Paulette may refer to: * Paulette (name), French feminine given name * Paulette (tax) * Paulette Caveat - a caveat filed in 1973 by a group of Dene chiefs at the land titles office in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories to gain a legal interest in ...

as Raymonde "Milienne", la prostituée * Louis Salou as Auguste Moine *

André Alerme André Alerme (9 September 1877 – 31 January 1960) was a French actor. Alerme was born Marie André Alerme in Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, France and died at the age of 82 in Montrichard, Loir-et-Cher, France. Selected filmography * ''Black and Wh ...

as Pascal Bondieu, l'escroc * Jany Holt as Marianne, la dactylo qui tue la femme de son amant *

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as Sylvestre Clarel, l'amant *

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as Me Monestier, l'avocat accusateur * Jean Davy as l'avocat de Marianne * Gustave Gallet as le président du tribunal *

Guillaume de Sax Guillaume de Sax (1889–1945) was a Belgian actor. De Sax was born Guillaume Henri Robert de Segur Lamoignon in Belgium and died in France. He was married to the actress Cécile Sorel. Partial filmography * '' Ernest the Rebel'' (1938) * '' Thr ...

as Brincard, le banquier véreux * Guy Decomble as Paul Blanc, le journaliste * Pierre Labry as l'inspecteur Mazeau * Alfred Adam as "Zanzi" l'ami de Milienne

References

Bibliography

*Oscherwitz, Dayna & Higgins, MaryEllen. ''The A to Z of French Cinema''. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

* 1945 films French comedy films 1940s French-language films 1945 comedy films Films directed by André Zwoboda Films set in Paris Films shot at Saint-Maurice Studios Films set in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur 1940s French films {{1940s-France-film-stub