Monsieur Bégonia is a 1937 French comedy film directed by André Hugon and starring Josette Day, Paul Pauley and Colette Darfeuil.[1] [2] The film's sets were designed by the art director Émile Duquesne. It was remade in Italy in 1939 as L'amore si fa così.

Monsieur Bégonia
Directed byAndré Hugon
Written byGeorges Fagot
Based onMonsieur Bégonia by Georges Fagot
Produced byAndré Hugon
StarringJosette Day
Paul Pauley
Colette Darfeuil
CinematographyMarc Bujard
Tahar Hanache
Music byJacques Janin
Vincent Scotto
Production
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Productions André Hugon
Release date
  • 22 December 1937 (1937-12-22)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Synopsis

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A man applies for the position of general manager at a fashion house but is rejected for being too young. He then disguises himself as a more mature man and calling himself Monsieur Bégonia he gets the job and proceeds to turn round the fortunes of the struggling company.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Bessy & Chirat p.235
  2. ^ Crisp p.411

Bibliography

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  • Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1935-1939. Pygmalion, 1986.
  • 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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