Love and Desire

Love and Desire
Directed by	Henri Decoin Luis María Delgado
Written by	Henri Decoin
Based on	Le désir et l'amour by Auguste Bailly
Produced by	Charles Delac
Starring	Martine Carol Antonio Vilar Carmen Sevilla
Cinematography	Michel Kelber
Edited by
Music by	Jesús García Leoz René Sylviano
Production companies	Lais S.A. Société Générale de Cinématographie
Distributed by	Les Films Marceau
Release date	9 October 1951
Running time	80 minutes
Countries	France Spain
Language	French

Love and Desire (French: Le désir et l'amour) is a 1951 French-Spanish drama film directed by Henri Decoin and Luis María Delgado and starring Martine Carol, Antonio Vilar and Carmen Sevilla.^[1] It was based on the 1929 novel of the same title by Auguste Bailly.^[2]

It was shot at the Epinay Studios in Paris and on location in Madrid, Torremolinos and Malaga. The film's sets were designed by the art directors and René Renoux.

Synopsis[]

A French film crew are working on location in southern Spain. When the leading man refuses to swim across a river, his place is taken by a local man who is soon hired as a stuntman for the whole film. Much to the anger of his Spanish fiancée, he falls in love with the film's female star.

Cast[]

• Martine Carol as Martine - la star
• Antonio Vilar as Antonio - le pêcheur
• Carmen Sevilla as Lola - sa finacée
• Albert Préjean as Titi - le régisseur général français
• Françoise Arnoul as Françoise - la script-girl
• Gérard Landry as Gérard - le jeune premier
• as Adèle - l'habilleuse
• as Le 2nd pêcheur
• as Miguel - le régisseur espagnol
• as L'amie de Lola
• as Le 1er pêcheur
• as Manolo
• as L'autre amie de Lola

References[]

Bibliography[]

• Bentley, Bernard. A Companion to Spanish Cinema. Boydell & Brewer 2008.
• Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links[]

• Love and Desire at IMDb

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