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Love and Desire
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Wikipedia article
'Love and Desire' (French: 'Le dsir et l'amour') is a 1951 French-Spanish drama film directed by Henri Decoin and Luis Mara Delgado and starring Martine Carol, Antonio Vilar and Carmen Sevilla.Bentley p.413 It was based on the 1929 novel of the same title by Auguste Bailly.Goble p.735
It was shot at the Epinay Studios in Paris and on location in Madrid, Torremolinos and Malaga. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Julio Molina and Ren Renoux.
Synopsis
A French film crew are working on location in southern Spain. When the leading man refuses to swim across a river, his place is taken by a local man who is soon hired as a stuntman for the whole film. Much to the anger of his Spanish fiance, he falls in love with the film's female star.
Cast
* Martine Carol as Martine - la star
* Antonio Vilar as Antonio - le pcheur
* Carmen Sevilla as Lola - sa finace
* Albert Prjean as Titi - le rgisseur gnral franais
* Franoise Arnoul as Franoise - la script-girl
* Grard Landry as Grard - le jeune premier
* Parisys as Adle - l'habilleuse
* Rafael Corts as Le 2nd pcheur
* Joaqun Roa as Miguel - le rgisseur espagnol
* Ena Sedeo as L'amie de Lola
* Jos Mara Rodrguez as Le 1er pcheur
* Tony Hernndez as Manolo
* Matilde Lpez Roldn as L'autre amie de Lola
References
Bibliography
* Bentley, Bernard. 'A Companion to Spanish Cinema'. Boydell & Brewer 2008.
* Goble, Alan. 'The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film'. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
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