''Rendezvous in July'' (french: Rendez-vous de juillet) is a 1949 French comedy film directed and written by

Jacques Becker Jacques Becker (; 15 September 1906 – 21 February 1960) was a French film director and screenwriter. His films, made during the 1940s and 1950s, encompassed a wide variety of genres, and they were admired by some of the filmmakers who led th ...

. It was entered into the

1949 Cannes Film Festival The 3rd Cannes Film Festival was held from 2 to 17 September 1949 in film, 1949. The previous year, no festival had been held because of financial problems. Like in 1947, the entire jury for this festival was made up of French persons, with histo ...

. The film was selected for screening as part of the Cannes Classics section at the

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. It had its New York premiere in 2018. The ''

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'' said it was "superabundant in charm, wit and soul".

Cast

Daniel Gélin Daniel Yves Alfred Gélin (19 May 1921 – 29 November 2002) was a French film and television actor. Early life Gélin was born in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, the son of Yvonne (née Le Méner) and Alfred Ernest Joseph Gélin. When he was ten, ...

as Lucien *

Brigitte Auber Brigitte Auber (; born Marie-Claire Cahen de Labzac , 27 April 1925) is a French actress who has worked on stage, film and television in Europe. Career Auber was born in Paris on 27 April 1925. She began her film career with the leading role i ...

as Thérèse *

Nicole Courcel Nicole Marie Jeanne Andrieu (21 October 1931 – 25 June 2016), better known as Nicole Courcel, was a French actress who achieved popularity through the 1950s and 1960s, though she is mostly unknown outside of France. Born in Saint-Cloud, in ...

as Christine Courcel *

Pierre Trabaud Pierre Trabaud (7 August 1922 – 26 February 2005) was a French film actor. He appeared in 30 films between 1945 and 1989. Personal life Trabaud met French actress Capucine on the set of ''Rendez-vous'' (1949). The two married a year late ...

as Pierrot *

Maurice Ronet Maurice Ronet (13 April 1927 – 14 March 1983) was a French film actor, director, and writer. Early life Maurice Ronet was born Maurice Julien Marie Robinet in Nice, Alpes Maritimes. He was the only child of professional stage actors Émile Rob ...

as Roger *

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as François *

Henri Belly Henri is an Estonian, Finnish, French, German and Luxembourgish form of the masculine given name Henry. People with this given name ; French noblemen :'' See the 'List of rulers named Henry' for Kings of France named Henri.'' * Henri I de Mont ...

Jacques Fabbri Jacques Fabbri (4 July 1925 – 24 December 1997) was a French actor. He began his acting career in 1949, and acted in about 50 films. Selected filmography * ''Rendezvous in July'' (1949) - Bernard * ''The Girl from Maxim's (1950 film), The ...

Michel Barbey Michel Barbey (1927-) is a French stage, film, and television actor known for his comic roles. He starred in the 1950 film '' Dominique''.Goble p.346 Selected filmography * ''Lawless Roads'' (1947) * ''Rendezvous in July'' (1949) * '' The Wolf'' ...

* Francis Maziére as Frédéric * Robert Lombard * Jean Pommier * María Riquelme * Annie Noël * Pierre Mondy *

Claude Luter Claude Luter (23 July 1923 – 6 October 2006) was a jazz clarinetist who doubled on soprano saxophone. Luter was born and died in Paris. He began on trumpet, but switched to clarinet. He might be best known for being an accompanist to Sidne ...

as Chef orchestre Jazz cornetist

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makes a cameo appearance as well.

References

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* 1949 films 1949 comedy films French black-and-white films Films directed by Jacques Becker French comedy films Louis Delluc Prize winners French coming-of-age comedy films 1940s French-language films 1940s French films {{1940s-comedy-film-stub