Crainquebille is a 1934 French drama film directed by Jacques de Baroncelli and starring Félicien Tramel, Rachel Devirys and Jeanne Fusier-Gir.[1] It is based on the 1901 story L'Affaire Crainquebille by Anatole France, which had previously been adapted into a 1922 silent film Crainquebille directed by Jacques Feyder.[2] The film's sets were designed by the art director Claude Bouxin.
| Crainquebille | |
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| Directed by | Jacques de Baroncelli |
| Written by | Jacques de Baroncelli |
| Based on | L'Affaire Crainquebille by Anatole France |
| Produced by | Aimé Frapin |
| Starring | Félicien Tramel Rachel Devirys Jeanne Fusier-Gir |
| Cinematography | Jean Bachelet |
| Edited by | Roger Leenhardt Paula Neurisse |
| Music by | Roland Manuel |
Production company | Les Films Artistiques Français |
| Distributed by | Societe d'Edition et de Location de Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 65 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Synopsis
editA Paris costermonger is sentence to fifteen days in prison for insulting a police officer. On his release he finds himself shunned by his former customers, loses his business and develops suicidal feelings. He is revived by the kindness of a street boy from Montmartre who inspires him to rebuild his life.
Cast
edit- Félicien Tramel as Crainquebille
- Rachel Devirys as Madame Laure
- Jeanne Fusier-Gir as Madame Bayard
- Gaston Modot as L'agent Matra
- Émile Genevois as La Souris
- Bill Bocket as Martin
- René Hiéronimus as Maître Lemerle
- Carjol as Le président Bourriche
- Vincent Hyspa as Le docteur Mathieu
- Marcelle Monthil as Madame Masure
- Paulette Élambert as La petite Masure
- Marthe Mussine as Madame Mailloche
References
editBibliography
edit- Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1929-1934. Pygmalion, 1988.
- Crisp, Colin. Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939. Indiana University Press, 2002.
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
- Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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