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The Curtain Rises

The Curtain Rises

"I was seventeen, I'm not anymore because you are and seventeen is not for everyone at the same time!"

1938•1h 39m•7.8/10
ComedyDrama

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7.8/10(21)

1938, France, Paris, at the Superior Conservatory of Dramatic Art ("Conservatoire Supérieur d'Art Dramatique"). The first-year entrance exams are in full swing. Many applicants, few accepted. Isabelle (Janine Darcey) is one of the few chosen. She joins former students from the second and third years, including François (Claude Dauphin) and Cécilia (Odette Joyeux). They attend the drama class run by Professor Lambertin (Louis Jouvet). The young people, passionate and eager to become comedians, clash in tumultuous love affairs, because by dint of acting, they imagine that life is a farce. François, for example, is in love with Isabelle, who also loves him, but is pursued by Cecilia, his former mistress... "Put art in your life and life in your art!"

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Production

Regina Films, Filmsonor

Language

FR

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Louis Jouvet

Louis Jouvet

M. Lambertin, professeur au Conservatoire

Claude Dauphin

Claude Dauphin

François Polti

Janine Darcey

Janine Darcey

Isabelle Didier

Odette Joyeux

Odette Joyeux

Cécilia Prieur

Bernard Blier

Bernard Blier

Pescani, un élève du Conservatoire

Robert Pizani

Robert Pizani

Jérôme

Madeleine Lambert

Mme Élisabeth Prieur, mère de Cécilia

Roger Blin

Roger Blin

Dominique, le gardien du château de la famille de Cécilia

Mady Made

Denise

Babita Soren

Norah Storm

André Brunot

André Brunot

Fernand Grenaison, l'oncle d'Isabelle

Madeleine Geoffroy

Mme Fernande Grenaison, épouse de Fernand

Henri Busquet

L'appariteur du Conservatoire

Georges Pally

Georges Pally

Marty, le patron du café

Yves Brainville

Yves Brainville

Sylvestre

Gaby André

Gaby André

Mireille, une élève du Conservatoire

Hélène Dassonville

Hélène Dassonville

Une élève du Conservatoire

Sanda Dancovici

Une élève du Conservatoire

Anita Daene

Une élève du Conservatoire

Denise Berley

Une élève du Conservatoire

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