Eclipse Series 22: Presenting Sacha Guitry
By July 26, 2010
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- France
- 1937
- 97 minutes
- Black and White
- 1.33:1
- French
SYNOPSIS: Sacha Guitry exchanges his usual top hat for a uniform in Désiré, playing a cavalier valet embroiled in an awkward flirtation with his new employer (played by the actor-director’s real-life wife, Jacqueline Delubac), who is involved with a stuffy politician. A carefree class farce filled with memorable supporting characters, Désiré blurs the distinction between upstairs and downstairs.
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Cast
| Désiré Tronchais | Sacha Guitry |
| Odette Cléry | Jacqueline Delubac |
| Felix | Jacques Baumer |
| Adèle | Pauline Carton |
| Adrien Corniche | Saturnin Fabre |
| Madame Corniche | Alys Delonde |
| Madeleine, the chambermaid | Arletty |
| Countess | Genevieve Vix |
Credits
| Director | Sacha Guitry |
| Producer | Serge Sandberg |
| Screenplay by | Sacha Guitry |
| Cinematography | Jean Bachelet |
| Custom... | Jean Perrier |
| Sound | Norbert Gernolle |
| Editing | Myriam |
| Music | Adolphe Borchard |
| Assistant directors | Guy Lacourt and Albert Sandberg |
| Script girl | Jeanne Étiévant |
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July 29, 2010
A compelling reason to check out the splendid comedies in our new Eclipse Series 22: Presenting Sacha Guitry, from DVD Town’s Christopher Long: “The appeal of Sacha Guitry´s cinema Read more »
