La Taverne du poisson couronné (1947)
Dir: René Chanas Drama
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Overview
La Taverne du poisson couronné is a French film first released in 1947,
directed by René Chanas.
The film stars Michel Simon, Jules Berry, Blanchette Brunoy, Michèle Martin and Raymond Bussières.
Our overall rating for this film is: mediocre.
Synopsis
Captain Palmer returns to port with his cargo after an eventful sea
voyage in which he his seamanship was tested to the limit by a violent
storm. He meets up with his daughter Maria, who has recently
married Fléau, an unscrupulous adventurer. Father and
daughter head for the Tavern of the Crowned Fish where Fléau has
been cheating on his wife with an alluring singer named Sylvia.
Palmer returns with Pierre, a man who went abroad to make his fortune
out of his love for Sylvia.
Film Review
René Chanas took up directing at the age of thirty-two, made
some ten undistinguished movies and called it a day at the age of
forty-one. So much for learning curves. The Tavern of the Crowned Fish
reunites two of the finest actors in French cinema, Michel Simon and
Jules Berry, who had previously played joint leads in Le Mort en fuit (1936) and had done
so brilliantly. Here they are totally wasted, as are Blanchette
Brunoy and Michèle Martin. For masochists only.
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