''Jocelyn '' is a 1952 French
historical drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...
directed by
Jacques de Casembroot
Jacques de Casembroot (1903–1988) was a Belgian film director and screenwriter who settled and worked in France.Rège p.186 Which much of his work was in the documentary field, he also directed or scripted several feature films
A feature ...
and starring
Jean Desailly
Jean Desailly (24 August 1920 – 11 June 2008) was a French actor. He was a member of the Comédie-Française from 1942 to 1946, and later participated in about 90 movies.
Life and career
Desailly studied at the École nationale supérieure des ...
,
Simone Valère
Simone Valère (2 August 1923 – 11 November 2010) was a French actress. She appeared in more than forty films from 1941 to 1993.
Filmography
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1923 births
2010 deaths
Actresses from Pa ...
and
Jean Vilar
Jean Vilar (25 March 1912– 28 May 1971) was a French actor and theatre director.
Vilar trained under actor and theatre director Charles Dullin, then toured with an acting company throughout France. His directorial career began in 1943 in a sma ...
. It is set during the
French Revolution
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.
[Hayward p.463] It is based on the 1836 novel of the same title by
Alphonse de Lamartine
Alphonse Marie Louis de Prat de Lamartine (; 21 October 179028 February 1869), was a French author, poet, and statesman who was instrumental in the foundation of the Second Republic and the continuation of the Tricolore as the flag of France. ...
, which had previously been
made into a 1933 film.
The film's sets were designed by the
art director Raymond Nègre
Raymond Nègre was a French art director active in the film industry during the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s.Hayward p.241
Selected filmography
* '' My First Love'' (1945)
* '' Resistance'' (1945)
* '' Not So Stupid'' (1946)
* '' Women's Games'' (1946 ...
.
Cast
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Jean Desailly
Jean Desailly (24 August 1920 – 11 June 2008) was a French actor. He was a member of the Comédie-Française from 1942 to 1946, and later participated in about 90 movies.
Life and career
Desailly studied at the École nationale supérieure des ...
as Jocelyn
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Simone Valère
Simone Valère (2 August 1923 – 11 November 2010) was a French actress. She appeared in more than forty films from 1941 to 1993.
Filmography
External links
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1923 births
2010 deaths
Actresses from Pa ...
as Laurence
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Jean Vilar
Jean Vilar (25 March 1912– 28 May 1971) was a French actor and theatre director.
Vilar trained under actor and theatre director Charles Dullin, then toured with an acting company throughout France. His directorial career began in 1943 in a sma ...
as Le supérieur du nouveau séminaire
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Nicole Berger as Julie, la soeur de Jocelyn
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Jean Debucourt
Jean Debucourt (19 January 1894 – 22 March 1958) was a French stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1920 and 1958.
Selected filmography
* '' The Little Thing'' (1923)
* '' Jean Chouan'' (1926)
* '' Madame Réca ...
as Le parrain de Julie
*
Yvette Etiévant
Yvette Etiévant (1922–2003) was a French actress. She starred in Yves Robert's '' War of the Buttons'' (''La Guerre des boutons'') in 1962.
Filmography
*1945: '' Les Dames du bois de Boulogne'' (directed by Robert Bresson) - La bonne
*19 ...
as Soeur Louise
*
Alexandre Rignault
Alexandre Rignault (14 February 1901 – 2 April 1985) was a French actor. He appeared in more than a hundred films between 1931 and 1985.
Selected filmography
External links
*
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1901 births
1985 deaths
...
as Le berger
*
André Carnège as Le supérieur de l'ancien séminaire
*
Germaine de France
*
Étienne Aubray
*
Gérard Buhr
Gérard Buhr (8 May 19288 January 1988) was a French film and television actor.
Selected filmography
* ' (1950)
* ''Quai de Grenelle'' (1950) - Petit rôle (uncredited)
* '' Beware of Blondes'' (1950) - Un journaliste (uncredited)
* ''Monte Car ...
*
Marguerite Cavadasky
*
Guy Favières
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*
Christian Melsen
*
Albert Michel
*
Roger Rafal
*
Guy Rapp
Guy or GUY may refer to:
Personal names
* Guy (given name)
* Guy (surname)
* That Guy (...), the New Zealand street performer Leigh Hart
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* Guy, Alberta, a Canadian hamlet
* Guy, Arkansas, US, a city
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*
Jean-Michel Rouzière
Jean-Michel Rouzière (died 13 February 1989) was a French comic actor and theatre head.
Life
He headed the théâtre du Palais-Royal from 1965 then headed the Théâtre des Variétés from 1975. He was made a knight of the Légion d'Honneur.
...
*
Georges Sellier Georges may refer to:
Places
* Georges River, New South Wales, Australia
* Georges Quay (Dublin)
*Georges Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Other uses
*Georges (name)
* ''Georges'' (novel), a novel by Alexandre Dumas
* "Georges" (song), a 19 ...
References
Bibliography
* Hayward, Susan. ''French Costume Drama of the 1950s: Fashioning Politics in Film''. Intellect Books, 2010.
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1952 films
1950s French-language films
Remakes of French films
Films directed by Jacques de Casembroot
1950s historical drama films
French historical drama films
Films set in the 18th century
1952 drama films
French black-and-white films
1950s French films
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