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A Foolish Maiden (1938 film)
A Foolish Maiden (French: La vierge folle) is a 1938 French drama film directed by Henri Diamant-Berger and starring Victor Francen, Annie Ducaux and Juliette Faber.[1] [2] It was based on a play of the same title by Henry Bataille which had had previously made into a 1929 silent film A Foolish Maiden.[3] The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hugues Laurent and Raymond Druart.
| A Foolish Maiden | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Henri Diamant-Berger |
| Written by | Jean Nohain Pierre Rocher Roger Vitrac Charles de Peyret-Chappuis |
| Based on | A Foolish Maiden by Henry Bataille |
| Produced by | Michael Salkind |
| Starring | Victor Francen Annie Ducaux Juliette Faber |
| Cinematography | Nick De Belaieff Maurice Desfassiaux |
| Edited by | Pierre de Hérain |
| Music by | Michel Michelet |
Production company | Le Film d'Art |
| Distributed by | Open Art Productions |
Release date | 24 April 1938 |
Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Cast edit
- Victor Francen as Marcel Armaury
- Annie Ducaux as Fanny Armaury
- Juliette Faber as Gisèle
- Gabrielle Dorziat as La mère de Gisèle
- Michel André as Gaston
- Raymond Galle
- Denise Kerny
- Henri Guisol
- Claire Gérard
- René Génin
- Marie Déa
- Georges Cahuzac
- Marianne Brack
- Roger Berger
- Colette Proust
- Robert Ozanne
- Nelly Marny
- Paul Demange
- Jacqueline Christin
- Fernand Liesse
- Henry Duval
- Frédéric Mariotti
References edit
- ^ Rège p.564
- ^ https://www.unifrance.org/film/39074/la-vierge-folle
- ^ Goble p.1005
Bibliography edit
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
- Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
External links edit
- A Foolish Maiden at IMDb