Beauty of the Night (French: La belle de nuit) is a 1934 French drama film directed by Louis Valray and starring Véra Korène, Aimé Clariond and Paul Bernard.[1][2] It is based on a 1932 play of the same title by Pierre Wolff. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jean Lafitte.

Beauty of the Night
Directed byLouis Valray
Written byArnold Lipp
Based onBeauty of the Night by Pierre Wolff
Produced byAndré E. Algazy
StarringVéra Korène
Aimé Clariond
Paul Bernard
CinematographyMarc Bujard
Georges-Lucas Kosta
Music byHans May
Production
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Metropa-Films
Distributed byGaumont-Franco Film-Aubert
Release date
  • 2 March 1934 (1934-03-02)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Synopsis

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After finding out that his girlfriend is cheating on him with another man, a vengeful Claude finds a prostitute who strongly resembles her and tricks the lover into falling in love with her.

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References

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  1. ^ Crisp p.397
  2. ^ Bessy & Chirat p.409

Bibliography

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  • Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1929-1934. 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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