The Lafarge Case
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| Directed by | Pierre Chenal |
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| Produced by | Arnold Pressburger |
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| Music by | Georges Auric |
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| Distributed by | Mondial Films |
Release date | 8 March 1938 |
Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
The Lafarge Case (French: L'Affaire Lafarge) is a 1938 French historical crime film directed by Pierre Chenal and starring Pierre Renoir, Marcelle Chantal and Raymond Rouleau.[1] It recalls a famous nineteenth century case, and is mostly portrayed in flashback.[2]
The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert Gys and Eugène Lourié.
Cast[]
- Pierre Renoir as Charles Lafarge
- Marcelle Chantal as Marie Lafarge-Capelle
- Raymond Rouleau as Maître Lachaud
- Margo Lion as Aména Lafarge
- Sylvie as Adélaîde Lafarge
- Erich von Stroheim as Denis
- Florence Marly as Emma Pontier
- as Mlle. Brun
- as Le président des Assises
- as Clémentine
- Palau as Defoy
- as Mlle. von Martens
- Odette Talazac as L'aubergiste
- as Une fille
- as Une fille
- as Catherine
- as L'oncle Pontier
- Paul Amiot as Le procureur
- André Gabriello as Rogue
- as Orfiela
- as Le préfet
- Roger Blin as Le journalier
- Georges Douking as Parent
- Etienne Decroux as Un paysan
- as Un expert
- as Le greffier
- as Le cavalier
- as Le médecin
- as Le directeur de la prison
- Edmond Castel as Le sous-directeur de la prison
- as Forge
- as Le curé
- as Le préfet
References[]
- ^ Towne, Vincent (December 23, 1940). "The Lafarge Case – All France Was Aroused By Famous Murder Mystery". Toledo Blade. p. 26. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
- ^ Andrew p.164
Bibliography[]
- Andrews, Dudley. Mists of Regret: Culture and Sensibility in Classic French Film. Princeton University Press, 1995.
External links[]
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- French-language films
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- French crime drama films
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- 1938 crime drama films
- French historical films
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- Films set in the 19th century
- French black-and-white films
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