Orage (film)
| Orage | |
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| Directed by | Marc Allégret |
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| Produced by | André Daven |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Armand Thirard |
| Edited by | Yvonne Martin |
| Music by | Georges Auric |
Production company | L'Alliance Cinématographique Européenne (ACE) |
| Distributed by | L'Alliance Cinématographique Européenne (ACE) |
Release date |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Orage is a 1938 French drama film directed by Marc Allégret. The screenplay was written by Marcel Achard and Jan Lustig, based on the play Le Venin by Henri Bernstein.[1] The film stars Charles Boyer and Michèle Morgan in one of her first roles.[2][3]
Robert Manuel attributes the film's success to its ensemble cast.[4]
It tells the story of the mistress of an engineer who has a pregnant wife.
Cast
[edit]- Charles Boyer as André Pascaud
- Michèle Morgan as Françoise Massart
- Lisette Lanvin as Gisèle Pascaud
- Robert Manuel as Gilbert
- Jean-Louis Barrault as The African
Production
[edit]Boyer, an immense star at the time, was reportedly extremely cold toward Morgan as he was displeased to share the lead roles with a debutante.[5] " With a better actress than Michèle Morgan, Boyer believed it could be a powerful drama.", according to John Baxter's biography of the actor.[6]
Reception
[edit]The film was described as a "popular melodrama".[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Gruber, Georges Bernstein; Maurin, Gilbert (1988-01-01). Bernstein le magnifique: Cinquante ans de théâtre, de passions et de vie parisienne (in French). FeniXX. ISBN 978-2-7062-8649-0.
- ^ "Les cinq plus beaux rôles de Michèle Morgan". www.telerama.fr (in French). 2016-12-21. Retrieved 2025-03-08.
- ^ Houssiau, Bernard J. (1994). Marc Allégret: découvreur de stars : sous les yeux d'André Gide (in French). Cabédita. ISBN 978-2-88295-129-8.
- ^ Manuel, Robert (1975-01-01). Qu'allais-je faire dans cette galère ? (in French). FeniXX. ISBN 978-2-307-65211-3.
- ^ Horstig-Primuz, Olga; Billard, Ginette (1990-01-01). Moi, j'aime les acteurs (in French). (JC Lattès) réédition numérique FeniXX. ISBN 978-2-7062-7015-4.
- ^ Baxter, John (2021-11-23). Charles Boyer: The French Lover. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978-0-8131-5555-5.
- ^ Gilles, Christian (2002). Vers le Front populaire, 1933-1936 (in French). L'Harmattan. ISBN 978-2-7475-2600-5.
External links
[edit]- Orage at the British Film Institute[better source needed]
- Orage at IMDb
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