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After Love (1948 film)
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Wikipedia article
'After Love' (French: 'Aprs l'amour') is a 1948 French drama film directed by Maurice Tourneur and starring Pierre Blanchar, Simone Renant and Giselle Pascal.Waldman p.166 The film is based on the 1924 play of the same title by Henri Duvernois and Pierre Wolff which has been adapted for the screen a number of times. Tourneur shot it in five weeks and came in under budget.Waldman p.167 It was the director's penultimate film, followed by 'Dilemma of Two Angels' the same year.
The film's sets were designed by the art director's Paul-Louis Bouti and Guy de Gastyne.
Synopsis
Betrayed by his wife, a teacher proceeds to have an affair with a young and pretty student. The two women both find themselves expecting a child. The girl dies during childbirth. In a spirit of revenge and to keep his real son, the scorned husband exchanges the babies.
Cast
* Pierre Blanchar as Franois Mesaule
* Simone Renant as Nicole Mesaule
* Giselle Pascal as Germaine
* Gabrielle Fontan as Catou
* Germaine Ledoyen as La soeur de Germaine / Sister
* Nicole Chollet as La bonne
* Claire Grard as L'invite
* Marcel Melrac as Le propritaire
* Ren Hell as Le marchand de violettes
* Paul Denneville as Le vieux journaliste
* Jean-Jacques Duverger as Henri
* Serge Canda
* Fernand Fabre as Fournier
* Lon Arvel as Le mdecin
* Cecil Baur
* Alain Clairfond
* Lucien Dorval
* Lucien Jeunesse
* Lisette Lebon
* Lucienne Legrand
* Michel Lemoine
* Palmyre Levasseur as La voisine
* Jacques Vertan
References
Bibliography
* Waldman, Harry. 'Maurice Tourneur: The Life and Films'. McFarland, 2001.
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