''The Two Orphans'' (French: ''Les deux orphelines'') is a 1933 French
historical drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...
directed by
Maurice Tourneur and starring
Rosine Deréan,
Renée Saint-Cyr
Renée Saint-Cyr (; 16 November 1904 – 11 July 2004) was a French actress. She appeared in more than 60 films between 1933 and 1994. She was the mother of Georges Lautner, who also achieved fame in the film business, albeit as a director.
...
and
Gabriel Gabrio
Gabriel Gabrio (born Édouard Gabriel Lelièvre; 13 January 1887 – 31 October 1946) was a French stage and film actor whose career began in cinema in the silent film era of the 1920s and spanned more than two decades. Gabrio is possibly best re ...
. The film's sets were designed by the
art director Lucien Aguettand
Lucien Aguettand (28 January 1901 – 14 February 1989) was a French art directorHayward p.205 who designed the sets for over eighty films during his career.
Selected filmography
* ''Little Devil May Care'' (1928)
* ''All That's Not Worth Love' ...
.
[Waldman p.147] The film was based on the play ''
The Two Orphans'' which had been turned into several films. Tourneur altered the story slightly by moving it forward from the
French Revolution
The French Revolution ( ) was a period of radical political and societal change in France that began with the Estates General of 1789 and ended with the formation of the French Consulate in coup of 18 Brumaire, November 1799. Many of its ...
to the
Napoleonic Era
The Napoleonic era is a period in the history of France and Europe. It is generally classified as including the fourth and final stage of the French Revolution, the first being the National Assembly, the second being the Legislativ ...
.
Cast
See also
* ''
Orphans of the Storm
''Orphans of the Storm'' is a 1921 American silent drama film by D. W. Griffith set in late-18th-century France, before and during the French Revolution.
The last Griffith film to feature both Lillian and Dorothy Gish, it was a commercial failu ...
'' (1921)
* ''
The Two Orphans'' (1942)
* ''
The Two Orphans'' (1954)
* ''
The Two Orphans'' (1965)
* ''
The Two Orphans'' (1976)
References
Bibliography
* Waldman, Harry. ''Maurice Tourneur: The Life and Films''. McFarland, 2001.
External links
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1933 films
French historical drama films
1930s historical drama films
1930s French-language films
Films directed by Maurice Tourneur
French films based on plays
Films set in the 19th century
Films scored by Jacques Ibert
French black-and-white films
1933 drama films
1930s French films
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