Clockface Café (French: Le Café du Cadran) is a 1947 French drama film directed by Jean Gehret and Henri Decoin and starring Bernard Blier, Blanchette Brunoy and Aimé Clariond.[1][2] The film's sets were designed by the art director Emile Alex.
Synopsis
A young couple from Auvergne, Julien and Louise Couturier buy a café in the heart of Paris. The capital soon has a detrimental effect on them as Julien falls in with bad company and Louise flirts with violinist Luigi and develops a taste for expensive things.
Cast
- Bernard Blier as Julien Couturier
- Blanchette Brunoy as Louise Couturier
- Aimé Clariond as Luigi
- Félix Oudart as Grégorio
- Charles Vissières as Victor
- Robert Le Fort as Jules
- Nane Germon as Jeanne
- Jean Deninx as Dumur
- Georges Bréhat as Aubert
- Olivier Darrieux as Achille
- Colette Vepierre as La bonne
- Jane Morlet as La concierge
- Marcel Lestan as Le nouveau patron
- Pierre Sergeol as Bianchi
- Robert Seller as Biscarra
References
Bibliography
- Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: encyclopédie des films, 1940–1950. Pygmalion, 1986
- Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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