Antoinette (French: Conduisez-moi, Madame) is a 1932 French comedy film directed by Herbert Selpin and starring Jeanne Boitel, Armand Bernard and Nadine Picard.[1] It is a remake of the German film Chauffeur Antoinette which was also directed by Selpin. A British version The Love Contract was also produced the same year.[2]
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| Directed by | Herbert Selpin |
| Written by | Jean de Letraz (play) Suzanne Desty (play) Roger Blum (play) Georg C. Klaren Heinz Goldberg René Pujol |
| Produced by | Alexandre Kamenka |
| Starring | Jeanne Boitel Armand Bernard Nadine Picard |
| Cinematography | Georges Raulet |
| Music by | Casimir Oberfeld |
Production companies | Comédies Filmées Société des Etablissements L. Gaumont |
| Distributed by | Gaumont |
Release date |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Synopsis edit
After she loses her money through financial investment, a wealthy widow takes a job as a chauffeur for the speculator responsible for her losses. He promises her that if she is a perfect driver for three months he will restore her former estate to her, but throws a number of obstacles in her path.
Cast edit
- Jeanne Boitel as Antoinette
- Armand Bernard as Émile
- Nadine Picard as Véra de Saurin
- Rolla Norman as André Réville
- Pierre Magnier as Le baron Georges
- Georgé as Pierre
- Jacques Varennes as M. de Saurin
- Henry Bonvallet as M. Dorman
- Jean Sorbier
- Lise Elina
- Manou
References edit
Bibliography edit
- Crisp, Colin. Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939. Indiana University Press, 2002.
External links edit
- Antoinette at IMDb
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