''Speak to Me of Love'' (French: ''Parlez-moi d'amour'') is a 1935 French
comedy film
A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...
directed by
René Guissart and starring
Roger Tréville
Roger Tréville (17 November 1902, in Paris – 27 September 2005, in Beaumont-du-Périgord) was a French actor. He was born as Roger Troly; his parents, Georges Tréville (1875–1944) and Fanny Delisle (1881–1969), were also stage and film act ...
,
Germaine Aussey
Germaine Aussey (born Germaine Adrienne Agassiz, December 18, 1909 in Paris – March 15, 1979 in Geneva) was a French actress who worked with, among others, René Clair, Julien Duvivier, Paul Fejos, Jean Grémillon, Marc Allégret, and ...
and
Paule Andral.
[Oscherwitz & Higgins p.196]
The film's sets were designed by the
art directors
Henri Ménessier
Henri Ménessier (1 October 1882 – 1948) was a French artist and art director.Stephens p.212
Selected filmography
* ''The Virtuous Model'' (1919)
* '' The Orchid Dancer'' (1928)
* ''The Pure Truth'' (1931)
* ''Monsieur Albert'' (1932)
* '' Do ...
and
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 ...
.
Partial cast
*
Roger Tréville
Roger Tréville (17 November 1902, in Paris – 27 September 2005, in Beaumont-du-Périgord) was a French actor. He was born as Roger Troly; his parents, Georges Tréville (1875–1944) and Fanny Delisle (1881–1969), were also stage and film act ...
*
Germaine Aussey
Germaine Aussey (born Germaine Adrienne Agassiz, December 18, 1909 in Paris – March 15, 1979 in Geneva) was a French actress who worked with, among others, René Clair, Julien Duvivier, Paul Fejos, Jean Grémillon, Marc Allégret, and ...
*
Paule Andral
*
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 Wolff
*
Jean Debucourt
Jean Debucourt (19 January 1894 – 22 March 1958) was a French stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1920 and 1958.
Selected filmography
* '' The Little Thing'' (1923)
* '' Jean Chouan'' (1926)
* '' Madame Réca ...
as Raymond Valtier
*
Suzanne Henri
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Jane Loury
Jeanne Loury or Jane Loury (1876–1951) was a French stage and film actress.Goble p.199
Selected filmography
* '' My Aunt from Honfleur'' (1923)
* '' House in the Sun'' (1929)
* ''All That's Not Worth Love'' (1931)
* '' A Son from America'' (1 ...
*
Elise Maillé
*
Paul Pauley
Paul Pauley (1886–1938) was a French stage and film actor.Goble p.39
Selected filmography
* ''Count Kostia'' (1925)
* ''The Man in Evening Clothes'' (1931)
* '' Black and White'' (1931)
* '' Aces of the Turf'' (1932)
* ''Étienne'' (1933)
* '' ...
as Le duc de Rocheterre
References
Bibliography
* Dayna Oscherwitz & MaryEllen Higgins. ''The A to Z of French Cinema''. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
External links
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1935 films
French comedy films
1935 comedy films
1930s French-language films
Films based on works by Louis Verneuil
Films directed by René Guissart
French black-and-white films
1930s French films
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