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The Curtain Rises (1938)
Directed by Marc Allégret
Overview
1938, France, Paris, at the Superior Conservatory of Dramatic Art (“Conservatoire Supérieur d’Art Dramatique”). The first-year entrance exams are in full swing. Many applicants, few accepted. Isabelle (Janine Darcey) is one of the few chosen. She joins former students from the second and third years, including François (Claude Dauphin) and Cécilia (Odette Joyeux). They attend the drama class run by Professor Lambertin (Louis Jouvet). The young people, passionate and eager to become comedians, clash in tumultuous love affairs, because by dint of acting, they imagine that life is a farce. François, for example, is in love with Isabelle, who also loves him, but is pursued by Cecilia, his former mistress…
“Put art in your life and life in your art!”
Length 99 minutes
Actors
Louis Jouvet | Claude Dauphin | Janine Darcey | Odette Joyeux | Bernard Blier | Robert Pizani | Madeleine Lambert | Roger Blin | Mady Made | Babita Soren | André Brunot | Madeleine Geoffroy | Henri Busquet | Georges Pally | Yves Brainville | Gaby André | Hélène Dassonville | Sanda Dancovici | Anita Daene | Denise Berley | Nina Sinclair | André Roussin | Michel Vitold | Dennery | Roland Piétri | Julien Carette | Sylvie | Marcel Dalio | Marcel Lupovici | Noël Roquevert | Paul Escoffier | Albert Broquin | Marcelle Monthil | Odette Talazac | Dora Doll | Gabrielle Fontan | Made Siamé | Louise Fouquet | Paul Delauzac | Robert Moor | Paula Dehelly | Titys | Paul Marcel | Josette Daydé | Jacqueline Marsan | Jacqueline Ravel | Jacqueline Valois | Jacques Jansen | Sylvie Deniau | Monique Mélinand | Wanda Kérien | Anita Vangué | Tony Jacquot