''L'Arlésienne'' is a 1942 French drama 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 ...
, starring
Raimu
Jules Auguste Muraire (18 December 1883 – 20 September 1946), whose stage name was Raimu, was a French actor. He is most famous for playing César in the 'Marseilles trilogy' ('' Marius'', '' Fanny'' and '' César'').
Life and career
Born in T ...
and a young
Louis Jourdan
Louis Jourdan (born Louis Robert Gendre; 19 June 1921 – 14 February 2015) was a French film and television actor. He was known for his suave roles in several Hollywood films, including Alfred Hitchcock's ''The Paradine Case'' (1947), '' Lette ...
. It is based on
Alphonse Daudet
Alphonse Daudet (; 13 May 184016 December 1897) was a French novelist. He was the husband of Julia Daudet and father of Edmée, Léon and Lucien Daudet.
Early life
Daudet was born in Nîmes, France. His family, on both sides, belonged to the ''bo ...
's play ''
L'Arlésienne''.
Plot
In the
Camargue
Camargue (, also , , ; oc, label= Provençal, Camarga) is a region of France located south of Arles, between the Mediterranean Sea and the two arms of the Rhône delta. The eastern arm is called the ''Grand Rhône''; the western one is the ''P ...
a local young man named Frédéri (Jourdan) falls in love with a young woman from
Arles
Arles (, , ; oc, label= Provençal, Arle ; Classical la, Arelate) is a coastal city and commune in the South of France, a subprefecture in the Bouches-du-Rhône department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, in the former province of ...
. His family thinks she is unsuitable as a wife because she had a fling with a soldier. His entourage attempt to cheer him up but he intends to commit suicide.
Selected Cast
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Louis Jourdan
Louis Jourdan (born Louis Robert Gendre; 19 June 1921 – 14 February 2015) was a French film and television actor. He was known for his suave roles in several Hollywood films, including Alfred Hitchcock's ''The Paradine Case'' (1947), '' Lette ...
as Frédéri
*
Raimu
Jules Auguste Muraire (18 December 1883 – 20 September 1946), whose stage name was Raimu, was a French actor. He is most famous for playing César in the 'Marseilles trilogy' ('' Marius'', '' Fanny'' and '' César'').
Life and career
Born in T ...
as Marc, the boss
*
Gaby Morlay
Gaby Morlay (born Blanche Pauline Fumoleau; 8 June 1893 – 4 July 1964) was a film actress from France. as Rose Mamaï
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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'' de Jacques de Baroncelli
*1930 : ''Maison de danses'' de ...
as Balthazar, the shepherd
*
Fernand Charpin
Fernand Charpin (30 May 1887 – 6 November 1944) was a French actor. He is known for his role as Honoré Panisse in Marcel Pagnol's Marseille trilogy, beginning with '' Marius'' in 1931.
Selected filmography
* '' Marius'' (1931)
* '' Fanny'' ( ...
as Francet Mamaï
*
Gisèle Pascal
Gisèle Pascal (17 September 1921 – 2 February 2007) was a French actress and a former lover of Rainier III, Prince of Monaco.
She was born Gisèle Marie Madeleine Tallone at Cannes, France. Her first movie role was in 1942's '' L'Arlà ...
as Vivette
*
Charles Moulin
Charles Moulin (1909-1992) was a French film and television actor. Paietta p.68-69
Selected filmography
* '' Aloha, le chant des îles'' (1937)
* ''The Baker's Wife'' (1938)
* ''Fort Dolorès'' (1939)
* '' L'Arlésienne'' (1942)
* '' Le soleil ...
as Mitifio, the guardian
*
Annie Toinon
Annie Toinon (17 August 1875 – 28 February 1967) was a French stage and film actress.Crisp p.111 She often worked with the writer-director Marcel Pagnol.
Selected filmography
* '' Fanny'' (1932)
* '' Rocambole'' (1932)
* ''Jofroi'' (1934)
* ''A ...
as the rambler
References
External links
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''L'Arlesienne'' at Louisjourdan.net
1942 films
French black-and-white films
Films based on works by Alphonse Daudet
Camargue
French drama films
1942 drama films
1940s French films
1940s French-language films
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