After Love (French: Après l'amour) is a 1948 French drama film directed by Maurice Tourneur and starring Pierre Blanchar, Simone Renant and Giselle Pascal.[1] The film is based on the 1924 play of the same title by Henri Duvernois and Pierre Wolff which has been adapted for the screen a number of times. Tourneur shot it in five weeks and came in under budget.[2] It was the director's penultimate film, followed by Dilemma of Two Angels the same year.
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| Directed by | Maurice Tourneur |
| Written by | Jean Bernard-Luc Jacques Natanson |
| Based on | After Love by Henri Duvernois and Pierre Wolff |
| Produced by | Emile Natan |
| Starring | Pierre Blanchar Simone Renant Giselle Pascal |
| Cinematography | Armand Thirard |
| Edited by | Christian Gaudin |
| Music by | Marc Lanjean |
Production company | Les Films Modernes |
| Distributed by | Les Films Osso |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
The film's sets were designed by the art director's Paul-Louis Boutié and Guy de Gastyne.
Synopsis
Betrayed by his wife, a teacher proceeds to have an affair with a young and pretty student. The two women both find themselves expecting a child. The girl dies during childbirth. In a spirit of revenge and to keep his real son, the scorned husband exchanges the babies.
Cast
- Pierre Blanchar as François Mézaule
- Simone Renant as Nicole Mézaule
- Giselle Pascal as Germaine
- Gabrielle Fontan as Catou
- Germaine Ledoyen as La soeur de Germaine / Sister
- Nicole Chollet as La bonne
- Claire Gérard as L'invitée
- Marcel Melrac as Le propriètaire
- René Hell as Le marchand de violettes
- Paul Denneville as Le vieux journaliste
- Jean-Jacques Duverger as Henri
- Serge Canda
- Fernand Fabre as Fournier
- Léon Arvel as Le médecin
- Cecil Baur
- Alain Clairfond
- Lucien Dorval
- Lucien Jeunesse
- Lisette Lebon
- Lucienne Legrand
- Michel Lemoine
- Palmyre Levasseur as La voisine
- Jacques Vertan
References
Bibliography
- Waldman, Harry. Maurice Tourneur: The Life and Films. McFarland, 2001.
External links
- After Love at IMDb
