A Woman of No Importance (French: Une femme sans importance) is a 1937 French drama film directed by Jean Choux and starring Pierre Blanchar, Lisette Lanvin and Marguerite Templey.[1] It is an adaptation of the 1893 play A Woman of No Importance by Oscar Wilde.
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| Directed by | Jean Choux |
| Written by | Charles Spaak Oscar Wilde (play) |
| Produced by | Arys Nissotti Pierre O'Connell |
| Starring | Pierre Blanchar Lisette Lanvin Marguerite Templey |
| Cinematography | Jules Kruger |
| Edited by | Marguerite Beaugé |
| Music by | Jean Wiener |
Production company | Régina Films |
| Distributed by | Films Sonores Tobis |
Release date | 5 March 1937 |
Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Krauss. The film was made by the French subsidiary of Tobis Film, which had made a German adaption of the story the previous year.
Main cast edit
- Pierre Blanchar as Lord Illingworth
- Lisette Lanvin as Hester
- Marguerite Templey as Lady Hustanton
- Gilbert Gil as Gerald
- Catherine Fonteney as Lady Patricia
- Charles Granval as Le pasteur
- Jean Périer as Lord Illingworth père
- Laure Diana as Caroline
- Line Noro as Sylvia
- Jean Tissier as Lord Hustanton
References edit
- ^ Bessy & Chirat p.268
Bibliography edit
- Maurice Bessy & Raymond Chirat. Histoire du cinéma français: 1935-1939. Pygmalion, 1987.
- Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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