Crainquebille (1934 film)

Crainquebille is a 1934 French drama film directed by Jacques de Baroncelli and starring Félicien Tramel, Rachel Devirys and Jeanne Fusier-Gir.[1] It is based on the 1901 story L'Affaire Crainquebille by Anatole France, which had previously been adapted into a 1922 silent film Crainquebille directed by Jacques Feyder.[2] The film's sets were designed by the art director Claude Bouxin.

Crainquebille
Directed byJacques de Baroncelli
Written byJacques de Baroncelli
Based onL'Affaire Crainquebille by Anatole France
Produced byAimé Frapin
StarringFélicien Tramel
Rachel Devirys
Jeanne Fusier-Gir
CinematographyJean Bachelet
Edited byRoger Leenhardt
Paula Neurisse
Music byRoland Manuel
Production
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Les Films Artistiques Français
Distributed bySociete d'Edition et de Location de Films
Release date
  • 6 March 1934 (1934-03-06)
Running time
65 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Synopsis

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A Paris costermonger is sentence to fifteen days in prison for insulting a police officer. On his release he finds himself shunned by his former customers, loses his business and develops suicidal feelings. He is revived by the kindness of a street boy from Montmartre who inspires him to rebuild his life.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Bessy & Chirat p.345
  2. ^ Goble p.165

Bibliography

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  • Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1929-1934. Pygmalion, 1988.
  • Crisp, Colin. Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939. Indiana University Press, 2002.
  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
  • Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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