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La Garçonne (1936 film)
1936 film by Jean de Limur
| La Garçonne | |
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Marie Bell in La Garçonne (1936) | |
| Directed by | Jean de Limur |
| Written by | Albert Dieudonné (scriptwriter) |
| Based on | La Garçonne by Victor Margueritte |
| Starring | Marie Bell |
| Cinematography | Roger Hubert Charlie Bauer |
| Edited by | Jean Oser |
| Music by | Jean Wiener (including the music for Quand même, sung by Édith Piaf, lyrics by Louis Poterat) |
| Distributed by | Franco London Films |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
La Garçonne (The Bachelor Girl or The Flapper) is a 1936 French black-and-white film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Victor Margueritte. It was directed by Jean de Limur and starred Marie Bell (in the title role), Arletty and Edith Piaf.
Plot
[edit]The eponymous garçonne or flapper is Monique Lerbier, an emancipated French woman who leaves home to escape a marriage of convenience to a man she does not love which her parents have forced on her. She then falls into all sorts of carnal temptations and artificial pleasures previously unknown to her. These include her being seduced into a lesbian love affair by a chanteuse character
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Biography: life scold films
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Arletty
French actress (1898–1992)
Arletty | |
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Arletty in 1942. | |
| Born | Léonie Marie Julie Bathiat (1898-05-15)15 May 1898 Courbevoie, France |
| Died | 23 July 1992(1992-07-23) (aged 94) Paris, France |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, singer, fashion model |
| Years active | 1930–1963 |
Léonie Marie Julie Bathiat (15 May 1898 – 23 July 1992), known professionally as Arletty, was a French actress, singer, and fashion model. As an actress she is particularly known for classics directed by Marcel Carné, including Hotel du Nord (1938), Le jour se lève (1939) and Children of Paradise (1945). She was found guilty of treason for an affair with a German officer during World War II.
Early years
[edit]Arletty was born on 15 May 1898[1] in Courbevoie (near Paris), to a working-class family. After her father's death, she left home and pursued a modeling career. She took the stage name "Arlette" based on the heroine of a story by Guy de Maupassant. She was not interested in acting until she met Paul Guillaume, an art dealer. He recommended some theaters and, at the age of 21, she was hired.[2]
Her early career was dominated by the music hall, and she later appeared in plays and cabaret. In 1928 she performed in Maurice Yvain's operetta