Synopsis
Sylvia is an imaginative 16 year old girl who has fallen in love with the man in an old
portrait – Alain de Francigny, her grandmother’s lover who died many years ago in a duel.
She is upset when her father is forced to sell the painting to allow them to go on living
in their old château. Amused by his daughter’s fantasies, the Baron engages
an actor to play the part of a ghost, to roam the castle on his daughter’s birthday night.
Two other men, each attracted to Sylvie, also decide to pretend to be ghosts to draw her
attention. Needless-to-say, the real ghost of Alain de Francigny is far from amused
at this usurpation of his role...
© filmsdefrance.com 2012
© filmsdefrance.com 2012
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Credits
- Director: Claude Autant-Lara
- Script: Jean Aurenche, Alfred Adam (play)
- Photo: Philippe Agostini
- Music: René Cloërec
- Cast: Odette Joyeux (Sylvie), François Périer (Ramure, the burglar), Pierre Larquey (Baron Eduard), Claude Marcy (La comtesse des Vertus), Jean Desailly (Frederick), Paul Demange (The Counsellor), Marguerite Cassan (Marthe), Rognoni (Damas), Gabrielle Fontan (Mariette), Jacques Tati (The Ghost of Alain de Francigny), Louis Salou (Anicet, the actor), Julien Carette (Hector, the majordomo), Albert Michel (Gabriel - le chauffeur), Lise Topart, Anne-Marie Paillard, Francois Paillard, Pierre Houssier, Michel Houssier, Arlette Accart, Aliette du Sire, Colette Ripert
- Country: France
- Language: French
- Support: Black and White
- Runtime: 90 min
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