''The Red Rose'' (French: ''La Rose rouge'') is a 1951 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

Marcello Pagliero Marcello Pagliero (15 January 1907 – 18 October 1980) was an Italian film director, actor, and screenwriter. Pagliero was born in London and died in Paris. He is perhaps best known for his performance in the Roberto Rossellini film '' Rome, ...

and starring Françoise Arnoul, Yves Deniaud and

Dora Doll Dora Doll (born Dorothea Hermina Feinberg; 19 May 1922 – 15 November 2015) was a French actress. Career One of her first screen appearances was as Juliette in Henri-Georges Clouzot's ''Manon'' (1949). She appeared as Lola in Jacques Becker's ...

. The film's sets were designed by the art director Maurice Colasson. It features a series of musical sketches, and attracted roughly half a million spectators at the French box office.Powrie & Cadalanu

Cast

References

Bibliography

* Phillips, Alastair & Vincendeau, Ginette. ''Paris in the Cinema: Beyond the Flâneur''. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2019. * Powrie, Phil & Cadalanu, Marie. ''The French Film Musical''. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020.

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La Rose rouge (1951)
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