Sylvie et le fantôme
With this film, conceived during the occupation and released after the war, Claude Autant-Lara entered the realm of pure fantasy. Odette Joyeux stars as Sylvie, in love with a long-dead romantic figure from her family’s past. Sylvie’s father hires three actors to impersonate the ghost of her beloved, while the spirit himself (Jacques Tati, in his first feature-film role) stalks the grounds. Marrying a playful script, artful special effects, and wistful performances, Sylvie et le fantôme stages a delicate dance of enchantment.
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Cast
- Odette Joyeux
- Sylvie
- François Périer
- Ramure, the burglar
- Pierre Larquey
- Baron Eduard, Sylvie’s father
- Claude Marcy
- Countess des Vertus
- Jean Desailly
- Frédérick
- Paul Demange
- The counselor
- Marguerite Cassan
- Marthe
- Rognoni
- Damas, the antique dealer
- Jacques Tati
- The ghost of Alain de Francigny
- Louis Salou
- Anicet, the actor
- Julien Carette
- Hector
Credits
- Director
- Claude Autant-Lara
- Based on a play by
- Alfred Adam
- Adaptation and dialogue by
- Jean Aurenche
- Cinematography by
- Philippe Agostini
- Art direction by
- Lucien Carré
- Production design by
- Jacques Krauss
- Music by
- René Cloërec
- Editing by
- Madeleine Gug
- Costume design
- Christian Dior
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