Quartier latin (1939)
Directed by Christian Chamborant, Pierre Colombier

Comedy

Film Synopsis

A young and wealthy idler falls in love with a young student and tries to pass himself off as a struggling artist.  When he is spotted by a former girlfriend in a night club, he is forced to reveal his true identity.  The young man's idyll is violently shattered when his sweetheart tries to kill herself...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Christian Chamborant, Pierre Colombier, Alexander Esway
  • Script: Maurice Dekobra, Pierre Lestringuez (dialogue)
  • Cinematographer: Marcel Grignon, Enzo Riccioni
  • Music: C.P. Simon
  • Cast: Bernard Lancret (Bernard), Blanchette Brunoy (Michèle), Junie Astor (Flossie), Sylvia Bataille (Sylvia), Jean Tissier (Dominique), Raymond Galle (Tancrède), Edmond Ardisson (Biscoule), Yves Deniaud (Napoléon), Carine Nelson (Marika), Jean Daurand (L'Ablette), Oléo (Liliane), Eddy Debray (M. Hervé), Romain Bouquet (M. Benjamin), Odette Talazac (La propriétaire), Anthony Gildès (Le peintre), Jacques Beauvais (Le joueur de billard), Claudel, Bernard Blier, Valentine Camax, Marcelle Géniat
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Black and White
  • Runtime: 90 min

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