''The Lover of Borneo'' (French: ''L'amant de Bornéo'') is a 1942 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
Jean-Pierre Feydeau
Jean-Pierre Feydeau (30 April 1903 - 17 Septembre 1970) was a French film director and screenwriter. Son of dramatist and playwright Georges Feydeau, he was also uncle of Alain Feydeau, Alain Terrane and Jacques Terrane.
Filmography
Assist ...
and
René Le Hénaff
René Le Hénaff (24 April 1901 – 5 January 2005) was a French film editor and director. As a film editor he collaborated with directors Marcel Carné, René Clair, and Géza von Radványi among others. His three films with Carné in the late ...
and starring
Arletty
Léonie Marie Julie Bathiat (15 May 1898 – 23 July 1992), known professionally as Arletty, was a French actress, singer, and fashion model. As an actress she is particularly known for classics directed by Marcel Carné, including ''Hotel du No ...
,
Jean Tissier
Jean Tissier (1896–1973) was a French stage, film and television actor.Goble p.440 A prolific actor, he had more than two hundred fifty appearances on screen during his career. He was married to the actress Georgette Tissier.
Selected filmograp ...
and
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 ...
.
[Burch & Sellier p.100-101] The film was based on a 1941 stage play of the same title by
Roger Ferdinand and
José Germain. It was shot at the
Cité Elgé
Cité Elgé were French film studios located in Paris. They were constructed in 1905 in the Buttes-Chaumont area of the city by the Gaumont Film Company
The Gaumont Film Company (, ), often shortened to Gaumont, is a French film studio headq ...
Studios in
Paris
Paris () is the capital and 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), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...
. 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 ...
Jacques Colombier
Jacques Colombier is a French politician and a member of National Front (France), National Front.
As the FN's top candidate in Aquitaine in the 2004 French regional elections, 2004 regional elections he won 11.45% of the votes in the first round ...
.
Synopsis
Lucien Mazerand, a
bookseller
Bookselling is the commercial trading of books which is the retail and distribution end of the publishing process. People who engage in bookselling are called booksellers, bookdealers, bookpeople, bookmen, or bookwomen. The founding of librari ...
from the provinces, arrives in
Paris
Paris () is the capital and 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), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...
to spend a few days. On his visit he becomes enthralled by the
music hall
Music hall is a type of British theatrical entertainment that was popular from the early Victorian era, beginning around 1850. It faded away after 1918 as the halls rebranded their entertainment as variety. Perceptions of a distinction in Bri ...
singer Stella Losange, and to impress he pretends to be an adventurer who has spent years in the
Tropic
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the Southern Hemisphere at S. The tropics are also referred to ...
s. Although he has a rival in
chocolatier
A chocolatier is a person or company who makes confectionery from chocolate. Chocolatiers are distinct from chocolate makers, who create chocolate from cacao beans and other ingredients.
Education and training
Traditionally, chocolatiers, e ...
Arthur Serval, Stella is soon planning to leave with Lucien for
Borneo
Borneo (; id, Kalimantan) is the third-largest island in the world and the largest in Asia. At the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia, in relation to major Indonesian islands, it is located north of Java, west of Sulawesi, and eas ...
.
Cast
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Arletty
Léonie Marie Julie Bathiat (15 May 1898 – 23 July 1992), known professionally as Arletty, was a French actress, singer, and fashion model. As an actress she is particularly known for classics directed by Marcel Carné, including ''Hotel du No ...
as Stella Losange
*
Jean Tissier
Jean Tissier (1896–1973) was a French stage, film and television actor.Goble p.440 A prolific actor, he had more than two hundred fifty appearances on screen during his career. He was married to the actress Georgette Tissier.
Selected filmograp ...
as Lucien Mazerand
*
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 Arthur Serval
*
Pauline Carton
Pauline Carton (4 July 1884 – 17 June 1974) was a French film actress. She appeared in more than 190 films between 1907 and 1974.
Filmography
* ''La fille du Boche'' (1915)
* ''Blanchette'' (1921)
* ''La femme de nulle part'' (1922)
* '' ...
as Agathe
*
Pierre Larquey
Pierre Larquey (10 July 1884 – 17 April 1962) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than 200 films between 1913 and 1962. Born in Cénac, Gironde, France, he died in Maisons-Laffitte at the age of 77.
Selected filmography
* ''Patr ...
as Lajoie
*
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 Gaston
*
Georgette Tissier
Georgette Tissier (1910–1959) was a French actress.Desrichard p.179 She was the wife of the actor Jean Tissier.
Selected filmography
* ''Metropolitan'' (1939)
* ''The Black Cavalier'' (1945)
* ''The Eleventh Hour Guest
''The Eleventh Hour Gue ...
as Une 'girl'
*
Jimmy Gaillard
Jimmy Gaillard (1916–1985) was a French actor.Flitterman-Lewis p.158 He began his film career in 1924 as a child actor.
Selected filmography
* '' Peach Skin'' (1929)
* ''Heart of Paris'' (1932)
* ''Whirlwind of Paris'' (1939)
* ''Nightclub Host ...
as Rastange
*
Marguerite de Morlaye
Marguerite de Morlaye (29 January 1870, Saint-Mandé –18 September 1957, Paris) was a French actress.
Selected filmography
* ''Martyr'' (1927)
* '' A Foolish Maiden'' (1929)
* '' The Wonderful Day'' (1932)
* '' La dame de chez Maxim's'' (1933)
...
as La vieille spectatrice
*
Germaine Reuver
Germaine Reuver (1885–1953) was a French stage and film actress.Goble p.18
Selected filmography
* '' Miss Helyett'' (1933)
* '' Lake of Ladies'' (1934)
* '' Inspector of the Red Cars'' (1935)
* '' Madame Angot's Daughter'' (1935)
* '' Caprices' ...
as Madame Charles
References
Bibliography
* Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. ''Histoire du cinéma français: encyclopédie des films, 1940–1950''. Pygmalion, 1986
* Burch, Noël & Sellier, Geneviève. ''The Battle of the Sexes in French Cinema, 1930–1956''. Duke University Press, 2013.
* Rège, Philippe. ''Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1''. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
External links
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1942 films
French comedy films
1942 comedy films
1940s French-language films
Films directed by René Le Hénaff
French black-and-white films
1940s French films
Films set in Paris
Films scored by René Sylviano
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