''Madly in Love'' (French: ''Fou d'amour'') is a 1943 French

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directed by

Paul Mesnier Paul Mesnier (3 August 1904 in Saint-Étienne – 7 July 1988) was a French film director. He was married to the actress Andrée Servilanges. Filmography ;Director * 1937 : ''Le Chemin de lumière'' * 1938 : ''La Belle revanche'' * 1941 ...

and starring

Elvire Popesco Elvira Popescu (; in French, Elvire Popesco; 10 May 1894 – 11 December 1993) was a Romanian- French stage and film actress and theatre director. During the 1930s and 1940s, she starred in a number of French comedy films. Life and career P ...

Henri Garat Henri Garat (born ''Henri Garascu''; 3 April 1902 in Paris – 13 August 1959) was a French actor and singer of Romanian origin.(French) "Du Temps Des Cerises Aux Feuilles Mortes" Selected filmography *''The Road to Paradise'' (1930) *''Our Maste ...

and

Micheline Francey Micheline Francey (October 19, 1919 – January 1, 1969) was a French film actress.Hayward p.115 Selected filmography * ''The Chess Player'' (1938) * ''The Phantom Carriage'' (1939) * ''Le Corbeau'' (1943) * ''Madly in Love'' (1943) * ''A Cage o ...

.Holmstrom p.144 The film's sets were designed by the

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René Renoux René Renoux (1904–2000) was a French art director.Buache p.162 Selected filmography * ''The Pure Truth'' (1931) * '' Topaze'' (1933) * '' Prince Jean'' (1934) * ''Speak to Me of Love'' (1935) * ''You Can't Fool Antoinette'' (1936) * '' The Bur ...

Synopsis

The son of a

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owner falls in love with one of the customers. He discovers that she is the goddaughter of a professor who runs a private

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. In order to spend more time with her he decides to pretend to be mad and have himself admitted to the hospital as a patient.

Main cast

as Arabella *

as Claude Sauvin *

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as Ulysse *

Julien Carette Julien Henri Carette (23 December 1897 – 20 July 1966) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than 120 films between 1931 and 1964. Selected filmography * '' American Love'' (1931) * ''George and Georgette'' (1934) * ''My Heart Is ...

as L'homme aux mouches *

as Solange Perrier *

Marcel Vallée Marcel Vallée (15 January 1880, in Paris – 31 October 1957, in Fontaine-le-Port) was a French actor, primarily of the theater. He began working in films with Max Linder in 1906. He appeared in some American films. Selected filmography * '' ...

as Monsieur Sauvin *

Jacques Louvigny Jacques Louvigny (1884–1951) was a French stage and film actor.Hayward p.241 Selected filmography * '' Delphine'' (1931) * ''On purge bébé'' (1931) * ''Fanfare of Love'' (1935) * ''The Lover of Madame Vidal'' (1936) * ''Hôtel du Nord'' (1938 ...

as Le professeur Hauteclerc *

Fred Pasquali Alfred-Adolphe Pasquali (31 October 1898 – 12 June 1991) was a French actor and theatre director. Theatre Comedian * 1921 : ''La Dauphine'' by François Porché, Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier * 1925 : ''La Robe d'un soir'' by Rosemonde Gé ...

as Le parieur * Sinoël as Le vieux client *

Jean Rigaux Jean Rigaux (10 February 1909 – 10 December 1991) was a French songwriter and actor. Selected filmography * ''The Lost Woman'' (1942) * ''Madly in Love'' (1943) References External linksJean Rigauxon IMDb IMDb (an abbreviation of ...

as Le ténor *

Paul Gobert Paul may refer to: *Paul (given name), a given name (includes a list of people with that name) *Paul (surname), a list of people People Christianity * Paul the Apostle (AD c.5–c.64/65), also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul, early Chri ...

as Le docteur Bardin * Viviane Gosset as Noémie *

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as La pudibonde *

Simone Allain Simone may refer to: * Simone (given name), a feminine (or Italian masculine) given name of Hebrew origin * Simone (surname), an Italian surname Simone may also refer to: * ''Simone'' (1918 film), a French silent drama film * ''Simone'' (1926 fi ...

as Madame Hauteclerc

References

Bibliography

* Holmstrom, John. ''The Moving Picture Boy: An International Encyclopaedia from 1895 to 1995''. Michael Russell, 1996.

External links

* 1943 films French comedy films 1943 comedy films 1940s French-language films Films directed by Paul Mesnier French black-and-white films 1940s French films {{1940s-France-film-stub