''Thirteen at the Table'' (French: ''Treize à table'') is a 1955 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
André Hunebelle
André Hunebelle (1 September 1896 – 27 November 1985) was a French maître verrier (master glassmaker) and film director.
Master Glass Artist
After attending polytechnic school for mathematics, he became a decorator, a designer, and then a mas ...
and starring
Micheline Presle
Micheline Presle (; born Micheline Nicole Julia Émilienne Chassagne; 22 August 1922) is a French actress. She was sometimes billed as Micheline Prelle. Starting in 1939, she starred in over 50 French and English language films that were made in H ...
,
Fernand Gravey
Fernand Gravey (25 December 1905 in Ixelles (Belgium) – 2 November 1970 in Paris, France),Death certificate # 8/445/1970 also known as Fernand Gravet in the United States, was the son of actors Georges Mertens and Fernande Depernay, who a ...
and
Germaine Montero
Germaine Montero (1909–2000) was a French singer and a stage, television and film actress.Conway p.87
Partial filmography
* '' Sapho'' (1934) - Madame Sombreuse
* ''The Sin of Rogelia Sanchez'' (1940) - Rogelia Sanchez
* '' Saint Rogelia'' (19 ...
.
[Parish p. 224] It 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 city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, 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), ma ...
. The film's sets were designed by the
art director Lucien Carré. It is based on the 1953 play of the same name by
Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon
Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon (25 September 1909, Valence, Drôme – 15 April 1985, Montpellier) was a French film director, script-writer, playwright and author.
After studying law, he was made chief editor of the daily newspaper ''Sud-Est''. He fo ...
.
Synopsis
The superstitious Madeleine Villardier is trying to organise her
New Year's Eve party, but despite her best efforts she manages to have an unlucky thirteen guests there that evening. In addition one of the thirteen, Consuelo, has evidence of her husband Antoine's past indiscretions in
Latin America
Latin America or
* french: Amérique Latine, link=no
* ht, Amerik Latin, link=no
* pt, América Latina, link=no, name=a, sometimes referred to as LatAm is a large cultural region in the Americas where Romance languages — languages derived f ...
.
Cast
References
Bibliography
* James Robert Parish. ''Film Actors Guide''. Scarecrow Press, 1977.
External links
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1955 films
French comedy films
1955 comedy films
1950s French-language films
Films directed by André Hunebelle
Pathé films
French black-and-white films
1950s French films
Films shot at Francoeur Studios
French films based on plays
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