''It's the Paris Life'' (French: ''C'est la vie parisienne'') is a 1954 French
comedy film
The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...
directed by
Alfred Rode and starring
Claudine Dupuis
Claudine Dupuis (born Andrée Esther Chaloum; 1 May 1924 in Paris – 26 May 1991 in Lisieux) was a French actress. She starred as the "garrulous prostitute Manon" in Henri-Georges Clouzot's ''Quai des Orfèvres'' in 1947. Other films inclu ...
,
Philippe Lemaire and
Raymond Bussières.
[Hayward p.465] It was shot in
Gevacolor. The film portrays the development of Parisian musical culture between 1900 and 1950.
Partial cast
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Claudine Dupuis
Claudine Dupuis (born Andrée Esther Chaloum; 1 May 1924 in Paris – 26 May 1991 in Lisieux) was a French actress. She starred as the "garrulous prostitute Manon" in Henri-Georges Clouzot's ''Quai des Orfèvres'' in 1947. Other films inclu ...
as Cri-Cri Delagrange / Christine Weston
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Philippe Lemaire as Paul de Barfleur / Alain de Villebois
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Raymond Bussières as Anatole Leduc
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Noël Roquevert
Noël Roquevert (born Noël Louis Raymond Bénévent; 18 December 1892 – 6 November 1973) was a French stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 180 films between 1932 and 1972. Roquevert was born in Doué-la-Fontaine and was married ...
as Noël Le Garrec
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Jean Tissier as M. Weston
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Maryse Martin as Mlle Machu
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Arlette Poirier as Emilienne de Montluçon
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Claude Luter as himself
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Saturnin Fabre as Comte Gontran de Barfleur
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Jim Gérald
Jim Gérald (4 July 1889 – 2 July 1958) was a French actor.
Gérald was born Gérald Ernest Cuénod in Paris. He died in Paris in 1958.
Selected filmography
* ''La légende de soeur Béatrix'' (1923) - Un soudard
* ''The Imaginary Voyage' ...
as L'Américain
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Amédée as Daniel
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Alfred Rode as Drago
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Colette Régis as La comtesse
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Georges Bever
Georges Bever (1884–1973) was a French film and television actor.Goble p.38
Selected filmography
* '' The Crystal Submarine '' (1927)
* '' Chérie'' (1930)
* ''The Man in Evening Clothes'' (1931)
* '' I'll Be Alone After Midnight'' (1931)
* '' ...
as Le maître d'hôtel
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Françoise Delbart as L'amie
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Olivier Mathot
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José Dupuis as Léopold
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Les Trompes de la Chasse du Dèbuché de Paris as Themselves
References
Bibliography
* Hayward, Susan. ''French Costume Drama of the 1950s: Fashioning Politics in Film''. Intellect Books, 2010.
External links
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1950s historical comedy films
French historical comedy films
1954 films
1950s French-language films
Films directed by Alfred Rode
Films set in Paris
1954 comedy films
1950s French films
French-language historical comedy films
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