''Tenderness'' (French: ''La tendresse'') is a 1930 French

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directed by

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and starring

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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'' (19 ...

and

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.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.339 The film's sets were designed by the

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. It is based on the 1922 play of the same title by

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. A separate German-language version '' Zärtlichkeit'' was also produced.

Synopsis

A celebrated member of the Académie Française believes that his much younger wife believes that she is in love with him. However, he comes to suspect he is wrong and falls seriously ill. Yet her care and concern for him as she nurses him back to health convinces him of her tenderness.

Cast

as Marthe Dellières *

as L'académicien Paul Barnac *

as Genine *

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as Jarville, L'amant *

Pierre Juvenet Pierre Juvenet (1883–1951) was a French stage and film actor.Powrie p.231 A character actor, he appeared in more than a hundred films frequently portraying officials and authority figures. Selected filmography * ''The Mystery of the Yellow Ro ...

as Jaliguy *

Lucien Baroux Lucien Baroux (born Marcel Lucien Barou; 21 September 1888 in Toulouse – 21 May 1968 in Hossegor) was a French actor. He began his career working in the theatre, moving on to a long career in films from the 1930s. In the field of musical comed ...

as Carlos Jarry * Micheline Masson as Le petite Jacquot *

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* Claire Nobis * Lucien Nobis * Raymonde Sonny

References

Bibliography

* Oscherwitz, Dayna & Higgins, MaryEllen. ''The A to Z of French Cinema''. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

* 1930 films 1930s French-language films Films directed by André Hugon 1930 drama films French drama films French black-and-white films French films based on plays Pathé films 1930s French films Films scored by René Sylviano {{1930s-France-film-stub