Bastille Day (1933 film)
| Bastille Day | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| French | Quatorze Juillet |
| Directed by | René Clair |
| Written by | René Clair |
| Produced by | Roger Le Bon |
| Starring | Annabella George Rigaud Raymond Cordy |
| Cinematography | Georges Périnal |
| Edited by | René Le Hénaff |
| Music by | Maurice Jaubert |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Films Sonores Tobis |
Release date |
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Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Bastille Day or July 14 (French: Quatorze Juillet) is a 1933 French romantic comedy film directed by René Clair and starring Annabella, George Rigaud and Raymond Cordy.[1] It was made at the Epinay Studios by the French subsidiary of the German company Tobis. The film's art direction was by Lazare Meerson.
Plot
[edit]Anna, a flower-girl, is in love with Jean - a young taxi driver. Jean doesn't have the same feelings for Anna as he still thinks about Pola, who dumped him. Eventually, Jean asks Anna for a dance at to the ball, but all hell breaks loose when Pola shows up with two men who will stop at nothing to disturb this newly arising love.
Cast
[edit]- Annabella as Anna
- George Rigaud as Jean
- Raymond Cordy as Jean's fellow cabbie
- Paul Ollivier as the tuxedoed drunk
- Raymond Aimos as Charles
- Thomy Bourdelle
- Michel André
- Pola Illéry as Pola
- Maximilienne as the tenant
- Gaston Modot
- Gabrielle Rosny
References
[edit]- ^ Dudley, Andrew (2021) [1995]. Mists of Regret: Culture and Sensibility in Classic French Film. Princeton University Press. p. 354. ASIN B09H3QNPX5. ISBN 0-691-05686-2. LCCN 94015486.
External links
[edit]- Bastille Day at IMDb
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