''Romance of Paris'' (French: ''Romance de Paris'') is a 1941 French
musical film
Musical film is a film genre in which songs by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, but in some cases, they serve merely as breaks ...
directed by
Jean Boyer and starring
Charles Trenet
Louis Charles Augustin Georges Trenet (; 18 May 1913 – 19 February 2001) was a renowned French singer-songwriter who composed both the music and the lyrics to nearly a thousand songs over a career that lasted more than 60 years. These include ...
,
Jean Tissier
Jean Tissier (1896–1973) was a French stage, film and television actor.Goble p.440 A prolific actor, he had more than two hundred fifty appearances on screen during his career. He was married to the actress Georgette Tissier.
Selected filmograp ...
and
Yvette Lebon
Yvette Lebon (14 August 1910 – 28 July 2014) was a French actress.
Biography
Lebon studied music and art before going into acting. During World War II, she was the mistress of Jean Luchaire, a French journalist and press baron executed after ...
.
[Burch & Sellier p.135] The film was shot at the
Francoeur Studios
The Francoeur Studios are film production studios in Paris. In 1926 Bernard Natan's Rapid Films set up production at the location, before in 1929 it was merged with the Pathé conglomerate under Natan's overall control. In the postwar era it wa ...
in
Paris
Paris () is the capital and 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), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...
. It was produced and distributed by
Pathé
Pathé or Pathé Frères (, styled as PATHÉ!) is the name of various French people, French businesses that were founded and originally run by the Pathé Brothers of France starting in 1896. In the early 1900s, Pathé became the world's largest ...
.
Synopsis
Georges Gauthier is the son of a
singer
Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...
who made his mother unhappy and then abandoned them. Because of this she raises him away from the world of entertainment, but it is his blood and her performs in the
cafes
A coffeehouse, coffee shop, or café is an establishment that primarily serves coffee of various types, notably espresso, latte, and cappuccino. Some coffeehouses may serve cold drinks, such as iced coffee and iced tea, as well as other non-caf ...
of
Paris
Paris () is the capital and 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), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...
in the evenings under an assumed name. He keeps this a secret from both his mother and his fiancee.
Cast
*
Charles Trenet
Louis Charles Augustin Georges Trenet (; 18 May 1913 – 19 February 2001) was a renowned French singer-songwriter who composed both the music and the lyrics to nearly a thousand songs over a career that lasted more than 60 years. These include ...
as Georges Gauthier
*
Jean Tissier
Jean Tissier (1896–1973) was a French stage, film and television actor.Goble p.440 A prolific actor, he had more than two hundred fifty appearances on screen during his career. He was married to the actress Georgette Tissier.
Selected filmograp ...
as Jules
*
Yvette Lebon
Yvette Lebon (14 August 1910 – 28 July 2014) was a French actress.
Biography
Lebon studied music and art before going into acting. During World War II, she was the mistress of Jean Luchaire, a French journalist and press baron executed after ...
as Jeannette
*
Sylvie as Madame Gauthier
*
Jacqueline Porel
Jacqueline Porel (1918–2012) was a French stage and film actress.Edwards p.107 She was also a voice actor, dubbing foreign films for release in French-speaking markets. She was married to the actor Gérard Landry.
Selected filmography
* '' Le h ...
as Madeleine
*
Germaine Lix Germaine may refer to:
Given name
*Germaine Arnaktauyok (born 1946), Inuk printmaker, painter, and drawer
*Germaine Cousin (1579-1601), French saint
*Germaine Greer (born 1939), feminist writer and academic
* Germaine Koh (born 1967), Malaysian-bor ...
as Madame Lourmel
*
Robert Le Vigan
Robert Le Vigan (born Robert Coquillaud, January 7, 1900 – October 12, 1972), was a French actor.
He appeared in more than 60 films between 1931 and 1943 almost exclusively in small or supporting roles. He was, according to film academic ...
as Monsieur Lormel
*
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 Nicolas, l'imprésario
*
Maurice Teynac
Maurice Teynac (1915–1992) was a French actor. In 1948 he starred in the film '' The Lame Devil'' under Sacha Guitry.
In 1954 he appeared in London's West End in J.B. Priestley's poorly reviewed play ''The White Countess''.
Selected filmog ...
as Maurice
*
Albert Broquin
Albert may refer to:
Companies
* Albert (supermarket), a supermarket chain in the Czech Republic
* Albert Heijn, a supermarket chain in the Netherlands
* Albert Market, a street market in The Gambia
* Albert Productions, a record label
* Albert ...
as Le régisseur
*
André Alerme
André Alerme (9 September 1877 – 31 January 1960) was a French actor.
Alerme was born Marie André Alerme in Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, France and died at the age of 82 in Montrichard, Loir-et-Cher, France.
Selected filmography
* ''Black and Wh ...
as Cartier, le directeur
*
Georges Bever
Georges Bever (1884–1973) was a French film and television actor.Goble p.38
Selected filmography
* '' The Crystal Submarine '' (1927)
* ''The Man in Evening Clothes'' (1931)
* '' When Do You Commit Suicide?'' (1931)
* ''Fun in the Barracks'' ...
as L'accordéoniste
*
Raymond Bussières
Raymond Bussières (3 November 1907 – 29 April 1982) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than 160 films between 1933 and 1982. He was born in Ivry-la-Bataille and died in Paris. He is buried in Marchenoir. He was married to the ac ...
as Un joueur
*
Léonce Corne as Le garçon
References
Bibliography
* Bertin-Maghit, Jean Pierre. ''Le cinéma français sous Vichy: les films français de 1940 à 1944''. Revue du Cinéma Albatros, 1980.
* Burch, Noël & Sellier, Geneviève. ''The Battle of the Sexes in French Cinema, 1930–1956''. Duke University Press, 2013.
* Ratković, Milan. ''Bouquinistes of Paris''. L'AGE D'HOMME, 2000.
External links
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1941 films
1940s French-language films
1941 musical films
French musical films
Films directed by Jean Boyer
Pathé films
Films set in Paris
Films shot at Francoeur Studios
1940s French films
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