The Heart Disposes (French: Le coeur dispose) is a 1936 French comedy film directed by Georges Lacombe and starring Renée Saint-Cyr, Raymond Rouleau and Marguerite Templey.[1][2][3] It was based on a play by Francis de Croisset. The film's sets were designed by the art director Carl Ludwig Kirmse.
Synopsis
Robert, the secretary to a Chatelaine, is roped in to help her marry off her only unmarried daughter Hélène. Robert and Hélène don't hit it off but when she shows attention to a widowed and cynical baron he eventually comes to her rescue.
Cast
- Renée Saint-Cyr as Hélène
- Raymond Rouleau as Robert Levaltier
- Marguerite Templey as Mme Miran-Charville
- Nicole Vattier as Lady Hamilton
- Christian Gérard as Le prétendant
- Jacques Dumesnil as Le baron Houzier
- Pierre Palau as Parainneaux
- Félix Oudart as M. Miran-Charvile
References
- ^ Rège p.462
- ^ Crisp p.449
- ^ "Le Coeur dispose de Georges Lacombe, Raoul Ploquin (1937)". Unifrance. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
Bibliography
- Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1935–1939. 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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