The Angel They Gave Me

The Angel They Gave Me (French: L'ange qu'on m'a donné) is a 1946 French drama film directed by Jean Choux and starring Simone Renant, Jean Chevrier and Gabrielle Dorziat.[1] [2] [3] It was shot at the Boulogne Studios in Paris and on location around Vigny in the Val-d'Oise. The film's sets were designed by the art director Hugues Laurent.

The Angel They Gave Me
Directed byJean Choux
Written byJean Charmat
Jean Choux
Françoise Giroud
Produced byAimé Frapin
StarringSimone Renant
Jean Chevrier
Gabrielle Dorziat
CinematographyMarcel Grignon
Edited byYvonne Martin
Music byRené Sylviano
Production
company
Consortium du Film
Distributed byConsortium du Film
Release date
  • 27 March 1946 (1946-03-27)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Synopsis

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In 1940 during the German invasion and the fall of France, Claire finds an abandoned baby and brings him up. Five years later after the Allied victory, the boy's father who has been held as a prisoner of war and has now been released wants the child back. Claire manages to get herself hired as governess by the boy's grandmother the Countess de Cébrat at the family's country estate. She discovers the boy's real mother suffering from amnesia in a displaced persons camp and reunites the family, before removing herself from the scene with a heavy heart.

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Bibliography

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  • Burch, Noël & Sellier, Geneviève. The Battle of the Sexes in French Cinema, 1930–1956. Duke University Press, 2013.
  • Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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