''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

as Cri-Cri Delagrange / Christine Weston * Philippe Lemaire as Paul de Barfleur / Alain de Villebois * Raymond Bussières as Anatole Leduc *

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 * Jean Tissier as M. Weston * Maryse Martin as Mlle Machu * Arlette Poirier as Emilienne de Montluçon * Claude Luter as himself * Saturnin Fabre as Comte Gontran de Barfleur *

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 * Amédée as Daniel * Alfred Rode as Drago * Colette Régis as La comtesse *

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 * Françoise Delbart as L'amie * Olivier Mathot * José Dupuis as Léopold * 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

* 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 {{1950s-France-film-stub