Lovers of Paris
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Directed by | Julien Duvivier |
Screenplay by | Julien Duvivier Léo Joannon Henri Jeanson |
Based on | Pot-Bouille by Émile Zola |
Produced by | Raymond Hakim Robert Hakim |
Starring | Gérard Philipe Danielle Darrieux Dany Carrel |
Cinematography | Michel Kelber |
Edited by | Madeleine Gug |
Music by | Jean Wiener |
Production companies | Paris Film Productions Panitalia |
Distributed by | Compagnie Commerciale Française Cinématographique |
Release date | 18 October 1957 |
Running time | 115 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | French |
Box office | 2,679,987 admissions (France)[1] |
Lovers of Paris (original title Pot-Bouille, "Stew Pot") is a 1957 French film directed by Julien Duvivier and starring Gérard Philipe. It is based on the 1882 novel Pot-Bouille by Émile Zola.[2][3][4][5]
The movie is in black and white, and filmed in 35 mm. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris and on location in the city. The sets were designed by the art director Léon Barsacq. It premiered in France on October 18, 1957.
It was the second film Duvivier directed based on a novel in Zola's Rougon-Macquart series, the first being in 1930.
Plot[]
A young provincial, Octave Mouret, arrives in Paris during the Second Empire. Madame Josserand, a society woman who thinks of little other than marrying off her daughter Berthe, sets her sights on him. But Octave has already turned his attention to the married Madame Hédouin, who runs a large department store, "Au Bonheur des Dames", where he is hired as a salesman. She is beautiful, but remains distant despite Octave's efforts to be noticed. Upset, Madame Josserand forces Berthe, against her will, to marry Auguste Vabre, a shopkeeper with little money. Berthe soon becomes Octave's mistress, and Octave applies his commercial talents to straightening out Auguste's finances. Madame Hédouin, now widowed, then realizes the business and romantic possibilities with her handsome young salesman.
Cast[]
- Gérard Philipe as Octave Mouret
- Danielle Darrieux as Caroline Hédouin
- Dany Carrel as Berthe Josserand
- Jacques Duby as Auguste Vabre
- Jane Marken as Eléonore Josserand
- Olivier Hussenot as Joseph Josserand
- Anouk Aimée as Marie Pichon
- as Hortense Josserand
- Henri Vilbert as Narcisse Bachelard
- Claude Nollier as Clotilde Duveyrier
- Micheline Luccioni as Valérie Vabre
- Judith Magre as Rachel
- as Fanny
- as Mlle Menu
- Gabrielle Fontan as Mme Pilou
- Alexandre Rignault as Gourd
- as Hector Trublot
- Catherine Samie as Clémence
- as The sommelier
- as A laborer in the yard
- as The conductor
- Pascale de Boysson as Gasparine
- Jean Brochard as Monsieur Duveyrier
- as Louise
- as Achille Compardon
- as The client at "Rendu"
- as A doctor
- Jacques Grello as Théophile Vabre
- Gaston Jacquet as Hippolyte Vabre
- Jenny Orléans as Rose Compardon
- Rivers Cadet as The notary
- as Clarisse Boquet
- as Lisa
- as Adèle
- Paul Faivre as Stagecoach driver
- Charles Lemontier as Man passing in the street
- as A guest
- René Worms as A guest
- as A guest
- as A server
- as A wedding guest
- as Clarisse's maid
- Betty Beckers as Valérie's maid
Crew[]
- Director: Julien Duvivier
- Screenplay: Julien Duvivier, Léo Joannon, Henri Jeanson
- Assistant directors: ,
- Cinematography: Michel Kelber, assisted by André Domage
- Sound: , assisted by Guy Chichignoud
- Set design: Léon Barsacq
- Editing: Madeleine Gug
- Music: Jean Wiener, orchestra under the direction of , featuring Ray Ventura
- Costumes: , Jean Zay,
- Makeup: and
- Hairstyling:
- Theatrical director:
- Production: Paris Films Production (Paris), Panitalia (Rome)
- Heads of production: Robert and Raymond Hakim
- Director of production:
- Production assistant:
- Distributor: C.C.F.C
- Set designer:
References[]
- ^ "Box Office Success of Gerard Philippe films". Box Office Story.
- ^ Crowther, Bosley (2014). "House of Lovers (1957)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 29 January 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
- ^ "House of Lovers (1957)". tcm.com. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
- ^ "Pot-Bouille (1957)". allmovie.com. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
- ^ "Julien Duvivier". mubi.com. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
External links[]
- French-language films
- 1957 films
- 1950s historical drama films
- French historical drama films
- French films
- Films based on works by Émile Zola
- Films directed by Julien Duvivier
- French black-and-white films
- Films set in the 19th century
- Films set in Paris
- Films shot in Paris
- Films shot at Billancourt Studios
- 1957 drama films