Premier rendez-vous
1941 Comedy / Romance
|
Credits
|
|
|
Summary
Micheline Chevassu, a solitary young woman living in an orphanage, dreams of just one
thing: starting a new life with a handsome young man. She is delighted when someone
replies to an ad she has placed in the newspapers and, as she reads the letters from her
unknown correspondent, she is sure she is in love. She sets out for her first rendezvous
with her prince charming, only to be disappointed when she discovers that he is a shy
middle-aged man. Micheline’s hopes return when the latter reveals that he is not
the man she has been writing to...
Review
Danielle Darrieux gives a delightful performance in this pleasing romantic comedy, which
was directed by her former husband, Henri Decoin (and not long after their separation).
The film was one of the earliest to be made by the German-run company Continental Films
at the time of the Nazi Occupation of France. For some time after the war, Darrieux
was tarnished by her apparent complicity with the Germans during the war, although this
was mainly for her time spent entertaining German troops rather than her film work.
Compared with most French films from this period, Premier rendez-vous is a surprisingly
light work, seemingly untouched by the terrible dramas being played out on the world stage
at the time.
© James Travers 2003 Write a review for this film... |
|
