The Dressmaker of Luneville

The Dressmaker of Luneville (French: La couturière de Lunéville) is a 1932 French comedy film directed by Harry Lachman and starring Madeleine Renaud, Pierre Blanchar and Jeanne Fusier-Gir. It was made at the Joinville Studios by the French subsidiary of Paramount Pictures. Fox later bought the rights to the film and remade it as Dressed to Thrill in 1935.[1]

The Dressmaker of Luneville
Directed byHarry Lachman
Written byAlfred Savoir (play)
Starring
CinematographyRudolph Maté
Music byMarcel Lattès
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Distributed byLes Films Paramount
Release date
  • 15 April 1932 (1932-04-15)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Synopsis

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A young dressmaker is so distraught when she is abandoned by her lover that she contemplates suicide. Instead she goes to America and becomes a big star under the stage name Irene Salvago. Returning to Paris, she encounters her former love who doesn't recognise her. She decides to gain her revenge by making him fall in love with her.

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References

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  1. ^ Segrave p.65

Bibliography

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  • Segrave, Kerry. Foreign Films in America: A History. McFarland, 2004.
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