''Lost Souvenirs'' (French: ''Souvenirs perdus'') is a 1950 French

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directed by

Christian-Jaque Christian-Jaque (byname of Christian Maudet; 4 September 1904 – 8 July 1994) was a French filmmaker. From 1954 to 1959, he was married to actress Martine Carol, who starred in several of his films, including ''Lucrèce Borgia'' (1953), ''M ...

and starring

Bernard Blier Bernard Blier (11 January 1916 – 29 March 1989) was a French character actor. He was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where his father, a researcher at the Pasteur Institute, was posted at the time. Life and career His rotund features and ...

Pierre Brasseur Pierre Brasseur (22 December 1905 – 16 August 1972), born Pierre-Albert Espinasse, was a French actor. Biography The son of actors Georges Espinasse and Germaine Brasseur, the latter a cousin of Albert Brasseur; his grandfather, Jules B ...

and

Suzy Delair Suzy Delair (born Suzette Pierrette Delaire; December 31, 1917 – March 15, 2020) was a French actress, dancer, singer, comedian and star of vaudeville. Early years Growing up in Montmartre, Delair was the daughter of a father who upholstered ...

.Turk p.363 The film's sets were designed by the

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. It was shot at the

Billancourt Studios Billancourt Studios was a film studio in Paris which operated between 1922 and 1992. Located in Boulogne-Billancourt, it was one of the leading French studios. It was founded in the silent era by Henri Diamant-Berger. During the Second World War th ...

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and on location around the city.

Partial cast

as L'agent de police Raoul (segment "Le violon") *

as Philippe (segment "Une statuette d'Osiris") *

as Suzy Henebey (episode "Une couronne mortuaire") *

Danièle Delorme Gabrielle Danièle Marguerite Andrée Girard (9 October 1926 – 17 October 2015), known by her stage name Danièle Delorme, was a French actress and film producer, famous for her roles in films directed by Marc Allégret, Julien Duvivier or Yv ...

as Danièle (segment "Une cravate de fourrure") *

Edwige Feuillère Edwige Feuillère (born Edwige Louise Caroline Cunatti; October 29, 1907 – November 13, 1998) was a French stage and film actress. Biography She was born Edwige Louise Caroline Cunatti to an Italian architect father and an Alsace-born mo ...

as Florence (segment "Une statuette d'Osiris") *

Yves Montand Ivo Livi (), better known as Yves Montand (; 13 October 1921 – 9 November 1991), was an Italian-French actor and singer. Early life Montand was born Ivo Livi in Monsummano Terme, Italy, to Giovanni Livi, a broom manufacturer, Ivo held stron ...

as Raoul, un chanteur des rues (segment "Le violon") *

François Périer François Périer (born François Pillu; 10 November 1919 – 29 June 2002), was a French actor renowned for his expressiveness and diversity of roles. He made over 110 film and TV appearances between 1938 and 1996, with notable excursion into ...

as Jean-Pierre Delagrange (episode "Une couronne mortuaire") *

Gérard Philipe Gérard Philipe (born Gérard Albert Philip, 4 December 1922 – 25 November 1959) was a prominent French actor who appeared in 32 films between 1944 and 1959. Active in both theatre and cinema, he was, until his early death, one of the main ...

as Gérard de Narçay (segment "Une cravate de fourrure") *

Armand Bernard Armand Bernard (born Armand Joseph Bernard; 21 March 1893 – 13 June 1968) was a French comic actor and composer known mainly for his prolific work in film. Selected filmography * '' Le traitement du hoquet'' (1918) * '' The Little Cafe ...

as Armand, le majordome de Jean-Pierre (episode "Une couronne mortuaire") *

Léonce Corne Léonce Charles Corne (18 March 1894 – 31 December 1977) was a French film actor. He appeared in 120 films between 1931 and 1974. Selected filmography * '' The Girl and the Boy'' (1931) * ''Luck'' (1931) * '' The Premature Father'' (1933 ...

as Le vendeur de billets de loterie (segment "Le violon") *

Gilberte Géniat Gilberte Géniat (February 17, 1916 – June 28, 1986) was a French film actress.Chiesi p.122 Selected filmography * ''Hélène'' (1936) * ''The Citadel of Silence'' (1937) - Catherine * '' Mademoiselle ma mère'' (1937) - Louise, la bonne * ''L ...

as Solange, l'épicière (segment "Le violon") *

Yolande Laffon Yolande Laffon (1895–1992) was a French stage and film actress.Goble p.38 Selected filmography * ''Love Songs'' (1930) * '' Suzanne'' (1932) * ''Mayerling'' (1936) * ''Beethoven's Great Love'' (1937) * '' The Mysteries of Paris'' (1943) * '' Th ...

as Mme Delagrange (episode "Une couronne mortuaire") *

Daniel Lecourtois Daniel Lecourtois (25 January 1902 – 16 January 1985) was a French film actor.Hayward p.250 He appeared in more than sixty films and television series during his career. In his later career he often played authority figures. Partial filmography ...

as Le directeur de l'hôtel *

Jacques Tarride Jacques Tarride (10 March 1903 – 5 October 1994) was a French actor. Biography He was born in the 8th arrondissement of Paris and died in La Loupe, Eure-et-Loir. He was the son of the actor Abel Tarride and the brother of the director Jean ...

as Le scrétaire * Christian Simon as Le petit Raoul *

Jean Davy Jean Davy (15 October 1911 – 5 February 2001) was a French film, stage voice actor. Career He was a Sociétaire of the Comédie-Française. In the premiere production of ''Antigone'' in Paris, 1944, Davy created the role of Créon.

as Le speaker

References

Bibliography

* Edward Baron Turk. ''Child of Paradise: Marcel Carné and the Golden Age of French Cinema''. Harvard University Press, 1989.

External links

* 1950 drama films French drama films 1950 films 1950s French-language films Films directed by Christian-Jaque Films shot at Billancourt Studios Films shot in Paris French black-and-white films Films scored by Joseph Kosma 1950s French films {{1950s-France-film-stub