Love and Desire (French: Le désir et l'amour) is a 1951 French-Spanish drama film directed by Henri Decoin and Luis María Delgado and starring Martine Carol, António Vilar and Carmen Sevilla.[1] It was based on the 1929 novel of the same title by Auguste Bailly.[2]
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| Based on | Le désir et l'amour by Auguste Bailly |
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| Cinematography | Michel Kelber |
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| Distributed by | Les Films Marceau |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
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| Language | French |
It was shot at the Epinay Studios in Paris and on location in Madrid, Torremolinos and Malaga. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Julio Molina and René Renoux.
Synopsis
editA French film crew are working on location in southern Spain. When the leading man refuses to swim across a river, his place is taken by a local man who is soon hired as a stuntman for the whole film. Much to the anger of his Spanish fiancée, he falls in love with the film's female star.
Cast
edit- Martine Carol as Martine - la star
- António Vilar as Antonio - le pêcheur
- Carmen Sevilla as Lola - sa finacée
- Albert Préjean as Titi - le régisseur général français
- Françoise Arnoul as Françoise - la script-girl
- Gérard Landry as Gérard - le jeune premier
- Parisys as Adèle - l'habilleuse
- Rafael Cortés as Le 2nd pêcheur
- Joaquín Roa as Miguel - le régisseur espagnol
- Ena Sedeño as L'amie de Lola
- José María Rodríguez as Le 1er pêcheur
- Tony Hernández as Manolo
- Matilde López Roldán as L'autre amie de Lola
References
editBibliography
edit- Bentley, Bernard. A Companion to Spanish Cinema. Boydell & Brewer 2008.
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
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