Young Love or A Love Story (French: Une histoire d'amour) is a 1951 French romantic drama film directed by Guy Lefranc and starring Louis Jouvet, Dany Robin and Daniel Gélin.[1] [2] [3] It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris and on location in the city and around Le Touquet. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Clavel.

Young Love
Directed byGuy Lefranc
Written byMichel Audiard
Produced byJacques Bar
Jacques Roitfeld
StarringLouis Jouvet
Dany Robin
Daniel Gélin
CinematographyLouis Page
Edited byMonique Kirsanoff
Music byPaul Misraki
Production
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Les Films Raoul Ploquin
Distributed byLa Société des Films Sirius
Release date
  • 14 November 1951 (1951-11-14)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Synopsis

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Inspector Plonche, investing the suicide of two young people Catherine and Jean, questions their parents. He establishes that the young couple were deeply in love but were prevented by her parents who considered him an unsuitable suitor. Rather than be kept apart they chose to commit suicide together.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ "Une histoire d'amour de Guy Lefranc (1951) - Unifrance".
  2. ^ Rège p.620
  3. ^ Bessy & Chirat p.112

Bibliography

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  • Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1951–1955. Pygmalion, 1989.
  • Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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