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Traveling Light (1944 film)

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'Traveling Light' is a 1944 French drama film directed by Jean Anouilh, starring Pierre Fresnay and Blanchette Brunoy. The narrative is set in 1931, when a man with amnesia tries to recover his memories from World War I, in order to find out what kind of man he really is. The film is based on Anouilh's 1937 play with the same title.

Cast



* Pierre Fresnay as Gaston

* Blanchette Brunoy as Valentine

* Pierre Renoir as Georges Renaud

* Marguerite Deval as Countess Dupont-Dufort

* Louis Salou as Matre Uspard)

* Odette Barencey as une parente

* Mercds Brare

* Jean Brochard as Marcel Berthier

* Pierre Brl as the little boy

* Jenny Burnay as Juliette

Production



Just like with Jean Cocteau, World War II gave Jean Anouilh the opportunity to advance in the French film industry. Anouilh had written dialogue for several films in the 1930s, but 'Traveling Light' was his directorial debut. He would eventually direct one additional film, 'Two Pennies Worth of Violets' from 1951. The screenplay for 'Traveling Light' was based on Anouilh's own 1937 play 'Le Voyageur sans bagage'. Filming began on 4 October 1943.

Reception



The film premiered on 23 February 1944. It was successful although the records of the release are fragmentary, because the theatrical run coincided with the Allied invasion of France. The film was criticized by the church for its "systematic ridicule of the family".

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Category:1944 drama films

Category:1944 films

Category:1944 directorial debut films

Category:Films about amnesia

Category:French films based on plays

Category:Films based on works by Jean Anouilh

Category:Films set in 1931

Category:French drama films

Category:1940s French-language films

Category:Films with screenplays by Jean Anouilh

Category:Works by Jean Anouilh

Category:French black-and-white films

Category:1940s French films


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