Beautiful Star (French: Belle Étoile) is a 1938 French comedy drama film directed by Jacques de Baroncelli and starring Michel Simon, Meg Lemonnier, and Jean-Pierre Aumont.[1][2] The film's sets were designed by the art directors Paul-Louis Boutié and Georges Wakhévitch.
Synopsis
Meg Lemarchal doesn't want to marry the man her father has picked out for her. She is driven to suicide, but is saved by a young man Jean-Pierre. However she is then kidnapped, leading to Jean-Pierre trying to rescue her.
Cast
- Michel Simon as Léon
- Meg Lemonnier as Meg Lemarchal
- Jean-Pierre Aumont as Jean-Pierre
- Saturnin Fabre as Lemarchal
- Georges Lannes as Monsieur Albert
- Jean Aymé as Le receleur
- Marcel Vallée as Le président
- André Numès Fils as Charlot
- René Blancard as Le commissaire
- Robert Ralphy as Un passant
References
- ^ "Belle Étoile". En.unifrance.org. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ^ Crisp p.412
Bibliography
- Crisp, Colin. Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939. Indiana University Press, 2002.