''Little Lise'' (French: ''La petite Lise'') is a 1930 French
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
Jean Grémillon
Jean Grémillon (; 3 October 1901 – 25 November 1959)Note that, despite attempts at correction, thIMDb entry on the directorlists his date of birth erroneously as 4 March 1898. The correct date is given in his standard biography, by Geneviève S ...
and starring
Nadia Sibirskaïa.
[Andrew p.107] It was shot at the
Joinville Studios
The Joinville Studios were a film studio in Paris which operated between 1910 and 1987. They were one of the leading French studios, with major companies such as Pathé and Gaumont making films there.
A second studio was added to the original ...
of
Pathé in
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 ...
. The film's sets were designed by
Guy de Gastyne
Guy de Gastyne (1888–1972) was a French art director. He was the brother of the film director Marco de Gastyne.Andrew p.184
Selected filmography
* '' Little Lise'' (1930)
* ''Orange Blossom'' (1932)
* '' Buridan's Donkey'' (1932)
* ''Abduct M ...
.
Cast
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Pierre Alcover
Pierre Alcover (14 March 1893 – 14 November 1957) was a French stage and film actor.
He starred in 40 films between 1918 and 1943.
In 1920 he starred in the film ''Champi-Tortu''. One of his most notable performances was in Marcel L'Herbier' ...
as Victor Berthier
*
Joe Alex as Le danseur noir
*
Alex Bernard as Un client de Lise
*
Julien Bertheau
Julien Bertheau (19 June 1910 – 28 October 1995) was a French actor.
Biography
Born in Algiers, Algeria, before making his debut at the Comédie-Française on 18 December 1936, he worked as manager of the Theatre de la Porte Saint-Martin, th ...
as André
*
Raymond Cordy as Un joueur de billiard
*
Lucien Hector
Lucien is a male given name. It is the French form of Luciano or Latin ''Lucianus'', patronymic of Lucius.
Lucien, Saint Lucien, or Saint-Lucien may also refer to:
People
Given name
* Lucien of Beauvais, Christian saint
*Lucien, a band member ...
as Un bagnard
*
Alexandre Mihalesco
Alexandre Mihalesco (; born Alexandru Mihăilescu, ; 19 October 1883 – 28 December 1974) was a Romanian film actor who largely appeared in French productions.Goble p.2
Selected filmography
* ''The Independence of Romania'' (1912)
* ''On the W ...
as L'usurier
*
Pierre Piérade
Pierre Piérade (died 1937) was a Belgian stage and film actor.Hardt p.242
Selected filmography
* '' Little Lise'' (1930)
* ''American Love'' (1931)
* '' The Indictment'' (1931)
* '' To the Polls, Citizens'' (1932)
* ''Here's Berlin'' (1932)
* ' ...
as M. Bazet
*
Nadia Sibirskaïa as Lise Berthier
*
Ernest Léardée as Le violoniste dans la rue
References
Bibliography
* Andrews, Dudley. ''Mists of Regret: Culture and Sensibility in Classic French Film''. Princeton University Press, 1995.
External links
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1930 films
1930s French-language films
Films directed by Jean Grémillon
French black-and-white films
1930 drama films
French drama films
Films set in Paris
Films shot in Paris
Films shot at Joinville Studios
1930s French films
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