''Miarka'' (French title: ''Miarka, la fille à l'ourse'') is a 1937 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 Choux
Jean Choux (1887–1946) was a French/Swiss film director and producer born in Geneva.
Filmography
* '' La Vocation d'André Carel'' (1925)
* '' La Terre qui meurt'' (1926)
* '' Le Baiser qui tue'' (1927)
* '' Espionnage ou la guerre sans armes'' ...
and starring
Suzanne Desprès,
Marcel Dalio and
José Noguéro.
[Spratt p.549] The film based on the 1883 novel ''
Miarka'' by
Jean Richepin
Jean Richepin (; 4 February 1849 – 12 December 1926) was a French poet, novelist and dramatist.
Biography
Son of an army doctor, Jean Richepin was born 4 February 1849 at Médéa, French Algeria.
At school and at the École Normale Supé ...
, which had previously been turned into a
1920 silent film.
Cast
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Suzanne Desprès as Sara
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Marcel Dalio as Le maire
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José Noguéro as Luigi
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Rama-Tahé as Miarka
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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 Le maître d'école
*
Roger Legris as L'innocent
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Jeanne Fusier-Gir
Jeanne Fusier-Gir (1885–1973) was a French stage and film actress. She was married to the painter Charles Gir, and was the mother of the film director François Gir.Rège p. 442
Selected filmography
* '' The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard'' (192 ...
as La gouvernante
*
Jean Toulout
Jean Toulout (28 September 1887 – 23 October 1962) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1911 and 1959.
Selected filmography
* ''La Digue'' (1911)
* '' The Mask of Horror'' (1912)
* '' The Tenth Symphony'' ( ...
as Le garde-champêtre
*
Arthur Devère
Arthur Devère (24 June 1883 – 23 September 1961) was a Belgian film actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1913 and 1956.
Selected filmography
* ''L'agent Rigolo et son chien policier'' (1913)
* ''Flup chasseur'' (1920)
* ''L ...
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Elmire Vautier as La soeur de l'innocent
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Félix Oudart as Le curé
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Freddie Bernard as Luigi enfant
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Nutzi Ipceanu as Une gitane
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Noël Roquevert
* Carmencita Vallejo as Miarka enfant
References
Bibliography
* Spratt, Geoffrey K. ''The Music of Arthur Honegger''. Cork University Press, 1987.
External links
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1937 films
1937 drama films
French drama films
1930s French-language films
Films directed by Jean Choux
French black-and-white films
1930s French films
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