Directed by:
Louis J. GasnierCinematography:
Fred LangenfeldComposer:
Vincent ScottoCast:
Louis Jouvet, Simone Héliard, Marcel Vallée, Pierre Larquey, Edwige Feuillère, Jacqueline Delubac, Henri Vilbert, Alida Rouffe, Paul Demange, Paul Pauley, Léon Belières, Maurice Rémy, Jane Loury (more)Plots(1)
A comic but ultimately transgressive tale of a socially inept schoolmaster who must confront his own principles. Is he too honest for his own good? Or is it the town that needs cleaning up? Louis Jouvet gives his usual stunning performance as the professor, whose troubles are either caused or solved by the snappy Edwige Feuillère, in her amazing Schiaparelli getups. Some of the film-making is a bit primitive (e.g., a heavy handed cross-fade from a horse's tail to the rear of a character, and the usual harsh sound mix of French films from this period), but the good acting and thought-provoking plot (not the mention the art deco designs) make the film worthwhile. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Louis Jouvet
France
Best movies:
The Lower Depths (1936)
Jenny Lamour (1947)
Knock (1951)
Marcel Vallée
France
Best movies:
Zouzou (1934)
Pierre Larquey
France
Best movies:
Les Misérables (1934) (series)
Royal Affairs in Versailles (1954)
The President (1961)
Edwige Feuillère
France
Best movies:
L'Idiot (1946)
When a Woman Meddles (1957)
Behold the Man (1935)
Jacqueline Delubac
France
Best movies:
Confessions of a Cheat (1936)
Henri Vilbert
France
Best movies:
Le Glaive et la balance (1963)
Rome 11:00 (1952)
Lovers of Paris (1957)
Alida Rouffe
France
Best movies:
The Baker's Wife (1938)
Paul Demange
France
Best movies:
Bibi Fricotin (1951)
Monsieur Vincent (1947)
Children of Paradise (1945)
Paul Pauley
France
Best movies:
Summer Hours (2008)
Léon Belières
France
Best movies:
A Simple Case of Money (1949)
The Murderer Lives at Number 21 (1942)
Jane Loury
France
Jacques Lory
France
Best movies:
Casablanca (1942)
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939)
Rhapsody in Blue (1945)