The Girls of the Rhône

The Girls of the Rhône (French: Les filles du Rhône) is a 1938 French drama film directed by Jean-Paul Paulin and starring Annie Ducaux, Daniel Lecourtois and Alexandre Rignault.[1] It was nominated for the Grand prix du cinéma français but lost out to Alert in the Mediterranean.[2] The film's sets were designed by the art director Aimé Bazin.

The Girls of the Rhône
Directed byJean-Paul Paulin
Written byJean des Vallières
Produced byLéon Beytout
René Pignières
StarringAnnie Ducaux
Daniel Lecourtois
Alexandre Rignault
CinematographyLéonce-Henri Burel
Edited byJean Mondollot
Music byMaurice Jaubert
Production
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Société Nouvelle de Cinématographie
Distributed byPathé Consortium Cinéma
Release date
  • 20 April 1938 (1938-04-20)
Running time
110 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Synopsis

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In the Camargue region at the mouth of the River Rhône, an impoverished aristocrat attempts to marry off his eldest daughter to a wealthy man who she does not love.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Rège p.799
  2. ^ Crisp p.378

Bibliography

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  • 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.
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