''Latin Quarter'' (French: ''Quartier Latin'') is a 1939 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 o ...

directed by

Christian Chamborant Eugène Christian Chamborant (4 June 1892 – 10 December 1948), was a French film director. Biography Little is known about the life of this discreet filmmaker who ended his days a week before the release of his latest film. Before becoming a ...

Pierre Colombier Pierre Colombier (1896–1958) was a French screenwriter and film director. Selected filmography Director * '' The Marriage of Rosine'' (1926) * ''His Best Client'' (1932) * ''Charlemagne'' (1933) * '' School for Coquettes'' (1935) * '' La Marrain ...

and Alexander Esway and starring Bernard Lancret,

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 filmogra ...

Blanchette Brunoy Blanchette Brunoy (5 October 1915 – 3 April 2005) was a French actress. She was born Blanche Bilhaud in Paris as the daughter of a physician, and died in Manosque, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence of old age. Career Blanchette Brunoy appeared in over ...

and Junie Astor.Phillips p.14

Synopsis

A wealthy

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, bored with his life, heads to the

Latin Quarter The Latin Quarter of Paris (french: Quartier latin, ) is an area in the 5th and the 6th arrondissements of Paris. It is situated on the left bank of the Seine, around the Sorbonne. Known for its student life, lively atmosphere, and bistros, ...

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. ...

where he pretends to be a struggling

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. He falls in love with a student from the Sorbonne and moves into the same boarding house as her while continuing his pretence of poverty.

Cast

References

Bibliography

* Phillips, Alastair. ''City of Darkness, City of Light: Émigré Filmmakers in Paris, 1929-1939''. Amsterdam University Press, 2004.

External links

* 1939 films French comedy films 1939 comedy films 1930s French-language films Films directed by Christian Chamborant Films directed by Alexander Esway Films directed by Pierre Colombier Films set in Paris Films about artists 1930s French films {{1930s-France-film-stub