7.8The Curtain Rises · 1938
The Curtain Rises (1938) is a Comedy / Drama film directed by Marc Allégret, starring Louis Jouvet, Claude Dauphin, Janine Darcey.
ComedyDrama
7.8Overview
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!"
Cast
Louis Jouvet, Claude Dauphin, Janine Darcey, Odette Joyeux, Bernard Blier, Robert Pizani, Madeleine Lambert, Roger Blin
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What is "The Curtain Rises" about?
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!"
When was "The Curtain Rises" released?
The Curtain Rises was released in 1938.
Who stars in "The Curtain Rises"?
The cast includes Louis Jouvet, Claude Dauphin, Janine Darcey, Odette Joyeux.
