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La Garonne (1936 film)
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Wikipedia article
'La Garonne' ('The Bachelor Girl' or 'The Flapper') is a 1936 French black-and-white film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Victor Margueritte. It was directed by Jean de Limur and starred Marie Bell (in the title role), Arletty and Edith Piaf.
Plot
The eponymous 'garonne' or flapper is Monique Lerbier, an emancipated French woman who leaves home to escape a marriage of convenience to a man she does not love which her parents have forced on her. She then falls into all sorts of carnal temptations and artificial pleasures previously unknown to her. These include her being seduced into a lesbian love affair by a chanteuse character (played by Edith Piaf), ensuring the film became a succs de scandale. Another actress in the film, Arletty, said of it:
Cast
* Marie Bell : Monique Lerbier
* Arletty : Niquette
* Henri Rollan : Rgis Boisselot
* Maurice Escande : Lucien Vigneret
* Jaque Catelain : Georges Blanchet
* Pierre Etchepare : Plombino
* Philippe Hersent : Peer Rys
* Jean Worms : Monsieur Lerbier
* Marcelle Praince : Madame Lerbier
* Vanda Grville : lisabeth
* Suzy Solidor : Anika
* dith Piaf : the chanteuse
* Jean Tissier : Monsieur des Souzaies
* Marcelle Gniat : Aunt Sylvestre
* Junie Astor
* Jane Marken
Crew
* Director : Jean de Limur
* Writers: Albert Dieudonn after the novel of the same name by Victor Margueritte (ditions Flammarion, 1922)
* Adaptation : Marion Fort
* Dialogue : Jacques Natanson
* Music : Jean Wiener
* Song : 'Quand mme', sung by dith Piaf, lyrics by Louis Poterat, music by Jean WienerThe lyrics give some idea of the film's atmosphere:
:Mes sens inapaiss,
:Cherchant pour se griser,
:L'aventure des nuits louches,
:Apportez-moi du nouveau.
:Le dsir crispe ma bouche.
:La volupt brle ma peau
("My unappeased senses, /Seeking to intoxicate themselves, /The adventure of the decadent nights, / You bring me anew. / Desire makes my mouth tense. / Exquisite delight burns my skin")
* Cinematography: Roger Hubert, Charlie Bauer
* Sound engineers : Robert Tesseire
* Design : Lucien Aguettand
* Editing : Jean Oser
Production details
* Production company : Franco London Films (France)
* Principal photography : Began in December 1935
* Format : Black-and-white Monophonic sound 35 mm
References
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