The Curtain Rises (1938)
"I was seventeen, I'm not anymore because you are and seventeen is not for everyone at the same time!"
1938 · 1h 39m · Comedy, Drama
Genres: Comedy, Drama
1938, France, Paris, at the Superior Conservatory of Dramatic Art ("Conservatoire Supérieur d'Art Dramatique"). The first-year entrance exams are in full swing. Many applicants, few accepted. Isabelle (Janine Darcey) is one of the few chosen.
Director: Marc Allégret
Writers: Marc Allégret, André Cayatte
Music by: Georges Auric
Cinematography: Christian Matras, Ernest Bourreaud
Editor: Yvonne Martin
Cast
Louis Jouvet as M. Lambertin, professeur au ConservatoireClaude Dauphin as François PoltiJanine Darcey as Isabelle DidierOdette Joyeux as Cécilia PrieurBernard Blier as Pescani, un élève du ConservatoireRobert Pizani as JérômeMadeleine Lambert as Mme Élisabeth Prieur, mère de CéciliaRoger Blin as Dominique, le gardien du château de la famille de CéciliaMady Made as DeniseBabita Soren as Norah StormAndré Brunot as Fernand Grenaison, l'oncle d'IsabelleMadeleine Geoffroy as Mme Fernande Grenaison, épouse de FernandMore like this
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