''Love Around the House'' (French: ''L'amour autour de la maison'') is a 1947 French-Belgian
drama film
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directed by
Pierre de Hérain
Pierre de Hérain (24 July 1904 – 25 September 1972) was a French film director.
Early life
Pierre de Hérain was born as Pierre Déhérain on 24 July 1904 in Avilly-Saint-Léonard, Oise, France. His father, François de Hérain, was a painter. ...
and starring
Pierre Brasseur
Pierre Brasseur (22 December 1905 – 16 August 1972), born Pierre-Albert Espinasse, was a French actor.
Biography
The son of actors Georges Espinasse and Germaine Brasseur, the latter a cousin of Albert Brasseur; his grandfather, Jules B ...
,
María Casares
María Casares (21 November 1922 – 22 November 1996) was a Spanish-born French actress and one of the most distinguished stars of the French stage and cinema. She was credited in France as Maria Casarès.
Early life
Casares was born María V ...
and
Julien Carette.
[Thys p. 301] It was shot at the
Billancourt Studios in
Paris
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and
on location around
Finistère
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art director Alexandre Arnstam.
Synopsis
Two sisters live in an isolated house in the countryside of
Brittany
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where the lonely life leads to jealousy and ultimately a death.
Cast
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Pierre Brasseur
Pierre Brasseur (22 December 1905 – 16 August 1972), born Pierre-Albert Espinasse, was a French actor.
Biography
The son of actors Georges Espinasse and Germaine Brasseur, the latter a cousin of Albert Brasseur; his grandfather, Jules B ...
as Douze Apôtres - le braconnier
*
María Casares
María Casares (21 November 1922 – 22 November 1996) was a Spanish-born French actress and one of the most distinguished stars of the French stage and cinema. She was credited in France as Maria Casarès.
Early life
Casares was born María V ...
as Thérèse
*
Claude Larue as Nicole
*
Julien Carette as Le père Jus
*
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as Bernard
*
Jean Crédoz
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* Jea ...
as Le garde
*
Paul Faivre
Paul Faivre (3 March 1886 – 5 March 1973) was a French actor.
Selected filmography
* '' The House Opposite'' (1937)
* ''Behind the Facade'' (1939)
* '' Vidocq'' (1939)
* '' Annette and the Blonde Woman'' (1942)
* '' The Count of Monte Cri ...
as Albert
*
Micheline Gilbert
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as Paulette
*
Jean Heuzé as Norière
*
Palmyre Levasseur
Palmyre Levasseur (24 December 1888 – 4 August 1963) was a French stage and film actress.Aping p.234
Selected filmography
* '' Culprit'' (1937)
* '' Tricoche and Cacolet'' (1938)
* '' The Mondesir Heir'' (1940)
* '' The Emigrant'' (1940)
* '' Th ...
as Madame Le Moal
*
Robert Lussac
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as Le docteur Coulon
*
Jane Marken as Madame Jobic
*
Denyse Réal
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as Rachel
*
Madeleine Suffel
Madeleine Suffel (1899–1974) was a French film and stage actress.Palmer & Michael p.274 She played supporting roles in a number of films from the early 1930s onwards.
Selected filmography
* '' A Rare Bird'' (1935)
* '' School for Coquettes'' ( ...
as Léontine
References
Bibliography
* Thys, Marianne. ''Belgian Cinema''. Royal Belgian Film Archive, 1999.
External links
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1947 films
French drama films
Belgian drama films
1947 drama films
1940s French-language films
Films based on Belgian novels
Films directed by Pierre de Hérain
Films shot at Billancourt Studios
Films shot in France
Films set in Brittany
French-language Belgian films
1940s French films
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