Twelve Hours of Happiness (French: Douze heures de bonheur) is a 1952 French romantic comedy drama film directed by Gilles Grangier and starring Dany Robin, Georges Marchal and Jean Tissier.[1] [2] The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Clavel. It is also known by the alternative title Jupiter.
Synopsis
The daughter of a provincial pharmacist is due to marry her distant cousin Gilbert in an arranged marriage. However, she meets a stranger in the forest who has escaped from an asylum and who she dubs "Jupiter". He pretends to be her cousin and makes a good impression on the pharmacist. However complications ensue when the real cousin arrives.
Cast
- Dany Robin as Yvette Cornet
- Georges Marchal as Jupiter' L'inconnu - l'évadé de lasile psychiatrique
- Jean Tissier as Benjamin Cornet
- Huguette Duflos as Clémence Cornet
- François Guérin as Gilbert Lantois
- Pierre Moncorbier as Le gendarme Mérovée
- Robert Seller
- Micheline Gary
- Floriane Prévot
References
Bibliography
- Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1951–1955. Pygmalion, 1989.
- Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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