''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 ol ...
directed by
Christian Chamborant,
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 Marrai ...
and
Alexander Esway
Alexander Esway (20 January 1895 – 23 August 1947) was a Hungarian-born film director, screenwriter, and producer.
Life and career
Esway was born Sándor Ezry in Budapest. In the late 1920s and early 1930s he worked as a director and screenwrit ...
and starring
Bernard Lancret,
Jean Tissier,
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
Rolande Jeanne Risterucci (1911–1967), better known as Junie Astor, was a French actress.
Selected filmography
* ''Stradivarius'' (1935)
* ''The Lower Depths'' (1936)
* ''Women's Club'' (1936)
* ''Excursion Train'' (1936)
* ''27 Rue de la Paix ...
.
[Phillips p.14]
Synopsis
A wealthy
banker
A bank is a financial institution that accepts deposits from the public and creates a demand deposit while simultaneously making loans. Lending activities can be directly performed by the bank or indirectly through capital markets.
Becaus ...
, 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 bistro ...
of
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 ...
where he pretends to be a struggling
artist. He falls in love with a student from the
Sorbonne
Sorbonne may refer to:
* Sorbonne (building), historic building in Paris, which housed the University of Paris and is now shared among multiple universities.
*the University of Paris (c. 1150 – 1970)
*one of its components or linked institution, ...
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
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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
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