The Curtain Rises
movie
"I was seventeen, I'm not anymore because you are and seventeen is not for everyone at the same time!"
Released October 06, 1938
Overview
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. She joins former students from the second and third years, including François (Claude Dauphin) and Cécilia (Odette Joyeux). They attend the drama class run by Professor Lambertin (Louis Jouvet). The young people, passionate and eager to become comedians, clash in tumultuous love affairs, because by dint of acting, they imagine that life is a farce. François, for example, is in love with Isabelle, who also loves him, but is pursued by Cecilia, his former mistress... "Put art in your life and life in your art!"
Cast
Louis Jouvet
as
M. Lambertin, professeur au Conservatoire
Claude Dauphin
as
François Polti
Janine Darcey
as
Isabelle Didier
Odette Joyeux
as
Cécilia Prieur
Bernard Blier
as
Pescani, un élève du Conservatoire
Robert Pizani
as
Jérôme
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Madeleine Lambert
as
Mme Élisabeth Prieur, mère de Cécilia
Roger Blin
as
Dominique, le gardien du château de la famille de Cécilia
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Mady Made
as
Denise
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Babita Soren
as
Norah Storm
André Brunot
as
Fernand Grenaison, l'oncle d'Isabelle
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Madeleine Geoffroy
as
Mme Fernande Grenaison, épouse de Fernand
Crew
Marc Allégret
as
Director
Marc Allégret
as
Writer
Henri Jeanson
as
Dialogue
André Cayatte
as
Writer
André Cayatte
as
Adaptation
Marc Allégret
as
Adaptation
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Georges Leblond
as
Sound Engineer
Christian Matras
as
Director of Photography
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Ernest Bourreaud
as
Camera Operator
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Georges Jouanne
as
Production Director
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Madeleine Lefèvre
as
Script
Georges Auric
as
Original Music Composer