Patrie (English: Country) is a 1946 French historical drama film directed by Louis Daquin and starring Pierre Blanchar, Maria Mauban and Jean Desailly.[1] It was entered into the 1946 Cannes Film Festival.[2] Like the 1917 silent film of the same title it is based on the 1869 play by Victorien Sardou.[3] It was shot at the Epinay Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director René Moulaert.
| Patrie | |
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| Directed by | Louis Daquin |
| Written by | Pierre Bost Charles Spaak Louis Daquin |
| Based on | Patrie by Victorien Sardou |
| Produced by | Arys Nissotti Pierre O'Connell Georges Lourau |
| Starring | Pierre Blanchar Maria Mauban Jean Desailly |
| Cinematography | André Bac Nicolas Hayer |
| Edited by | Suzanne de Troeye |
| Music by | Jean Wiener |
Production company | Filmsonor Marceau |
| Distributed by | Régina Distribution |
Release date |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Plot
editIn Brussels in the 1560s the rebelling Flemish nobles are battling the Spanish under the Duke of Alba. The Count De Rysoor, a prominent leader, is planning an uprising aiming to hold the city until relief from William of Orange can arrive. When he discovers an affair his wife is having with a fellow officer, he at first turns a blind eye to it as he always puts his country before his private concerns. However it soon begins to put the whole conspiracy at risk.
Cast
edit- Pierre Blanchar as Le comte de Rysoor
- Jean Desailly as Karloo
- Maria Mauban as La comtesse de Rysoor
- Lucien Nat as Duke of Alba
- Pierre Dux as Jonas
- Julien Bertheau as William of Orange
- Louis Seigner as Vargas
- Pierre Asso as Pablo
- Marcel Lupovici as Del Rio
- Mireille Perrey as Catherine Jonas
- Nathalie Nattier as La camériste
- Marie Leduc as Donna Rafaela
- Fernand René as Un échevin
- Louis Florencie as Un échevin
- Jacqueline Duc as La mariée
- Guy Decomble as Un échevin
References
edit- ^ Sieglohr p.50
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Patrie". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 4 January 2009.
- ^ Goble p.904
Bibliography
edit- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
- Sieglohr, Ulrike. Heroines Without Heroes: Reconstructing Female and National Identities in European Cinema, 1945-51. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2016.
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