''Juliette, or Key of Dreams'' () is a 1951 French

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by

Marcel Carné Marcel Albert Carné (; 18 August 1906 – 31 October 1996) was a French film director. A key figure in the poetic realism movement, Carné's best known films include ''Port of Shadows'' (1938), ''Le Jour Se Lève'' (1939), ''Les Visiteurs du Soi ...

. It was entered into the

1951 Cannes Film Festival The 4th Cannes Film Festival took place from 3 to 20 April 1951 after a one hiatus due to financial reasons. French author André Maurois served as jury president for the main competition. The Grand Prize of the Festival, then the festival high ...

. The film is based on a play by

Georges Neveux Georges Neveux (1900–1982) was a French dramatist and poet. Neveux's first notable work was the play ''Juliette, or Key of Dreams (Juliet or the key to dreams)'', written in 1927 and produced in 1930. It became the basis of Theodor Schaefer ...

Cast

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. He came to prominence during the later period of the poetic realism movement o ...

as Michel Grandier *

Suzanne Cloutier Suzanne Cloutier (July 10, 1923 – December 2, 2003) was a Canadian film actress. Biography Cloutier was the daughter and one of six children of Edmond Cloutier, the King's Printer for Canada in Ottawa, and Hélène Saint-Denis, who wed o ...

as Juliette *

Jean-Roger Caussimon Jean-Roger Caussimon (24 July 1918 – 19 October 1985) was a "provocative, anarchising" French singer-songwriter and film actor. He appeared in 90 films between 1945 and 1985 but is better known for having worked with poet-singer Léo Ferr ...

as Le châtelain & Monsieur Bellanger (as J.R. Caussimon) *

René Génin René Génin (25 January 1890 – 24 October 1967) was a French stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 130 films between 1931 and 1965. Selected filmography * ''Vertigo'' (1935) * '' The Mutiny of the Elsinore'' (1936) * '' The Bri ...

as Le père Lajeunesse & le greffier *

Roland Lesaffre Roland Lesaffre (26 June 1927 – 3 February 2009) was a French film actor.Turk p.380 He appeared in many films directed by Marcel Carné. Selected filmography * ''La présidente'' (1938) * ''L'embuscade'' (1941) * '' La Marie du port'' (1950) - ...

as Le légionnaire *

Gabrielle Fontan Gabrielle Fontan (16 April 1873 – 8 September 1959) was a French film actress. She appeared in more than 120 films between 1927 and 1959. Selected filmography * '' Misdeal'' (1928) * '' The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard'' (1929) * '' The La ...

as La patronne de la confiserie *

Pierre Vernier Pierre Vernier (; 19 August 1580 at Ornans, Franche-Comté (at that time ruled by the Spanish Habsburgs, now part of France) – 14 September 1637, same location) was a mathematician and instrument inventor. He was the inventor and eponym o ...

as a young man selling keepsakes *

Arthur Devère Arthur Devère (; 24 June 1883 – 23 September 1961) was a Belgian film actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1913 and 1956. Selected filmography * ''L'agent Rigolo et son chien policier'' (1913) * ''Flup chasseur'' (1920) * ' ...

as Le marchand de souvenirs (as Arthur Devere) *

Louise Fouquet Louise most commonly refers to: * Louise (given name) Louise or Luise may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Songs * "Louise" (Maurice Chevalier song), 1929 * "Louise", by The Yardbirds from the album ''Five Live Yardbirds'', 1964 * "Louise ...

as La compagne du légionnaire *

Martial Rèbe Marcus Valerius Martialis (known in English as Martial ; March, between 38 and 41 AD – between 102 and 104 AD) was a Roman and Celtiberian poet born in Bilbilis, Hispania (modern Spain) best known for his twelve books of ''Epigrams'', publ ...

as L'employé (as Martial Rebbe) *

Marion Delbo Marion or MARION may refer to: Arts and entertainment *Marion (band), a British alternative rock group * ''Marion'' (miniseries), a 1974 miniseries * ''Marion'' (1920 film), an Italian silent film * ''Marion'' (2024 film), a UK short People a ...

as L'accorte ménagère *

Fernand René Fernand is a masculine given name of French origin. The feminine form is Fernande. Fernand may refer to: People Given name * Fernand Augereau (1882–1958), French cyclist * Fernand Auwera (1929–2015), Belgian writer * Fernand Baldet (1885� ...

as Le facteur *

Marcelle Arnold Marcelle Arnold (4 May 1917 – 31 March 2010) was a French film, stage and television actress.Turk p.441 Selected filmography * '' Dédée d'Anvers'' (1948) - Magda - la prostituée au perroquet * '' All Roads Lead to Rome'' (1949) - Hermine * ...

as La femme acariâtre

References

External links

* 1951 films French drama films 1950s French-language films 1951 drama films French black-and-white films Films directed by Marcel Carné French films based on plays 1950s French films {{1950s-France-film-stub