Adémaï in the Middle Ages

Adémaï in the Middle Ages
Directed by	Jean de Marguenat
Written by	Paul Colline Charles Spaak
Produced by	Maurice de Canonge Xavier Revenaz
Starring	Noël-Noël Michel Simon Suzy Vernon
Cinematography	Fédote Bourgasoff Paul Portier
Edited by	Raymond Lamy
Music by	Marcel Lattès
Production company	Lutèce Films
Distributed by	Compagnie Parisienne de Location de Films
Release date	25 October 1935 (1935-10-25)
Running time	80 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Adémaï in the Middle Ages (French: Adémaï au Moyen-Âge) is a 1935 French historical comedy film directed by Jean de Marguenat and starring Noël-Noël, Michel Simon and Suzy Vernon. It was shot at the Victorine Studios in Nice. The film's sets were designed by the art director Marcel Magniez. It was the second feature film for Adémaï, a character Noël-Noël had developed on the music hall stage, following the previous year's hit Skylark. The Corsican singer and future film star Tino Rossi appears as a troubadour.

Synopsis

In 1429, shortly after the Siege of Orleans during the Hundred Years War between France and England, the peasant Adémaï's new bride Tiennette is captured by an English lord who coverts her for himself. She is imprisoned in a castle, then rescued by a French force in which two men also desire her and fight each other in a tournament. Adéma meanwhile keeps getting caught up in the fighting between the English and French. When he sees Tiennette leaving with the handsome Philippe de Beauregard, a resigned Adémaï goes to enlist in the forces of Joan of Arc.

Cast

• Noël-Noël as Adémaï
• Michel Simon as Lord Pickwickdam
• Suzy Vernon as Tiennette
• Marguerite Pierry as Miss Crocks
• Jacques Grétillat as Le connétable
• Maurice Maillot as Philippe de Beauregard
• Tino Rossi as Le troubadour
• Raymond Cordy as Le chef de garde
• Maurice de Canonge as Un officier anglais
• Daniel Mendaille as Un chevalier

Bibliography

• Crisp, Colin. Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929–1939. Indiana University Press, 2002.
• Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

• Adémaï in the Middle Ages at IMDb