''Mademoiselle Josette, My Woman'' (French: ''Mademoiselle Josette, ma femme'') is a 1933 French

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directed by

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and starring

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and

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. It is based on the 1906 play of the same title by Robert Charvay and Paul Gavault. Berthomieu himself remade the film in 1950. The film is the first sound film version of the play.

Cast

as Josette *

as André Ternay *

as Myrianne * Jean Marconi as Valorbier *

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as Joe Jackson *

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as Dupré * Blanche Denège as Madame Dupré * Henri Trévoux as Le directeur * Pierre Etchepare as Panard * Jean Diéner as Dutilleul *

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* Georges Tabet *

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as Prosper

References

The film was shot on location in

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Reception

A review noted that Berthomieu had tried to translate "the iridescences of the character trough visual means".

References

Bibliography

* James L. Limbacher. ''Haven't I seen you somewhere before?: Remakes, sequels, and series in motion pictures and television, 1896-1978''. Pierian Press, 1979.

External links

* 1933 films French comedy films 1933 comedy films 1930s French-language films Films directed by André Berthomieu French films based on plays Remakes of French films Sound film remakes of silent films French black-and-white films 1930s French films Films scored by Georges Van Parys Films based on works by Paul Gavault {{1930s-France-film-stub