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Woman of Malacca
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Wikipedia article
'Woman of Malacca' (French: 'La dame de Malacca') is a 1937 French drama film directed by Marc Allgret and starring Edwige Feuillre, Pierre Richard-Willm and Betty Daussmond. It was based on a 1935 novel by the French writer Francis de Croisset. It was a major success on its initial release.Passerini, Labanyi & Diehl p.104
It was shot at the Epinay Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Krauss. A separate German-language version 'Another World' was also made.
Synopsis
A young Englishwoman, Audrey Greenwood, marries an army officer to escape her dreary life as a school teacher. Accompanying her husband out for colonial service in Malacca, she soon grows unhappy with her marriage, and falls in love with a local sultan, Prince Selim.
Cast
* Edwige Feuillre as Audrey Greenwood
* Pierre Richard-Willm as Prince Selim
* Betty Daussmond as Lady Lyndstone
* Jacques Copeau as Lord Brandmore
* Gabrielle Dorziat as Lady Brandmore
* Jean Debucourt as Sir Eric Temple
* Jean Wall as Le major Carter
* Liliane Lesaffre as Lady Johnson
* Ky Duyen as Le japonais
* Foun-Sen as La servante
* William Aguet as Gerald
* Alexandre Mihalesco as Sirdae Raman
* Ren Bergeron as Le Docteur
* Magdeleine Brubet as Mademoiselle Tramont
* Charlotte Clasis as Une amie d'Audrey
* Marthe Mellot as La sous-matresse de l'institut Tramont
* Robert Ozanne as Un journaliste
* Ren Fleur as Un journaliste
* Michle Lahaye as Une dame anglaise
* Colette Proust as Une dame anglaise
References
Bibliography
* Kennedy-Karpat, Colleen. 'Rogues, Romance, and Exoticism in French Cinema of the 1930s'. Fairleigh Dickinson, 2013.
* Passerini, Luisa, Labanyi, Jo & Diehl, Karen. 'Europe and Love in Cinema'. Intellect Books, 2012.
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