''Holiday'' (French: ''Vacances'') is a 1931 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 Robert Boudrioz and starring

Florelle Florelle (born Odette Élisa Joséphine Marguerite Rousseau, 9 August 1898 – 28 September 1974) was a French soprano singer and actress. She gained fame as Polly Peachum in the French film ''The Threepenny Opera'', after which she had numero ...

, Lucien Gallas and Georges Charlia.Goble p.39 The film's sets were designed by the

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Georges Wakhévitch Georges Wakhévitch (russian: Георгий Леонидович Вахевич; Georgy Leonidovich Vakhevich; August 18, 1907 in Odessa, Russian Empire – February 11, 1984 in Paris) was a Russian-born French art director. The son of a naval ...

Plot summary

Cast

as Paulette * Lucien Gallas as Jacques Sarmette * Georges Charlia as Millet * Rachelly as La servante de l'auberge *

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 Le Hubleau-Mornac

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

* * 1931 films French comedy films 1931 comedy films 1930s French-language films Films directed by Robert Boudrioz French films based on plays Gaumont Film Company films French black-and-white films 1930s French films {{1930s-France-film-stub