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Claude, an impoverished music teacher, lives a life of boredom in a small provincial town. His lovely young neighbour seems smitten, but he has little time for her. Each sound he hears or every person he meets begets a new fancy. He dreams himself a conquering hero, a musketeer, or a soldier of the French Revolution, but always the conquerer of delicious women. The conflict between waking and dream worlds leads to amusing, strange, even fantastic situations. Which world will prevail?
Credits: Producer, Leon Carre ; director, Rene Clair ; writer, Rene Clair, Pierre Barrillet, Jean-Pierre Gredy ; photography, Armand Thirard ; music, Georges van Parys ; art direction, Leon Barsacq ; costumes, Rosine Delamare ; assistant director, Mic
Cast: Gerard Philipe, Gina Lollobrigida, Jean Paredes, Martine carol, Raymond Bussieres, Magali de Vendeuil, Bernard Lajarrigue, Marylin Bufferd, Pierre Palau, Jane Pierson.
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
X000105
Languages
English
French
Subject category
Foreign language films
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)