''The Crimson Curtain'' (french: Le Rideau cramoisi) is a 1953 French
short film
A short film is any motion picture that is short enough in running time not to be considered a feature film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes ...
directed by
Alexandre Astruc
Alexandre Astruc (; 13 July 1923 – 19 May 2016) was a French film critic and film director.
Biography
Before becoming a film director he was a journalist, novelist and film critic. His contribution to the auteur theory centers on his notion o ...
. It was screened at the
1952 Cannes Film Festival
The 5th Cannes Film Festival was held from 23 April to 10 May 1952. As in the previous three festivals, the entire jury of this festival was made up of French persons, with Maurice Genevoix as the Jury President. The Grand Prix of the Festival w ...
, but not entered into the competition.
Plot
A young military officer is a tenant in the house of wealthy citizens. He admires their daughter, who eventually makes his dreams come true by spending the night with him. They have a secret love affair. But as surprisingly as she indulged him, she dies in his arms. Desperate, the officer rides away.
Cast
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Anouk Aimée
Nicole Françoise Florence Dreyfus (born 27 April 1932), known professionally as Anouk Aimée () or Anouk, is a French film actress, who has appeared in 70 films since 1947, having begun her film career at age 14. In her early years, she studi ...
as Albertine
*
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People
* Marguerite (given name), including a list of people with the name
Places
*Marguerite, Pennsylvania, an unincorporated community
*Marguerite Bay, Antarctic Peninsula
* Marguerite Island, Adélie Land, Antarctic ...
as Albertine's mother
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Jim Gérald
Jim Gérald (4 July 1889 – 2 July 1958) was a French actor.
Gérald was born Gérald Ernest Cuénod in Paris. He died in Paris in 1958.
Selected filmography
* ''La légende de soeur Béatrix'' (1923) - Un soudard
* ''The Imaginary Voyage' ...
as Albertine's father
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Jean-Claude Pascal
Jean-Claude Villeminot (24 October 1927 – 5 May 1992), better known as Jean-Claude Pascal (), was a French comedian, actor, singer and writer.
Early life
He was born in Paris into a family of wealthy textile manufacturers. His mother, ...
as the officer
References
External links
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1953 films
1953 short films
1950s French-language films
French short films
French black-and-white films
Louis Delluc Prize winners
Films based on works by Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly
Films directed by Alexandre Astruc
1950s French films
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