After the Storm (1943 film)
{{short description|1943 film}}
{{Infobox film
| name = After the Storm
| image =File:After the Storm (1943 film).jpg
| caption =
| director =Pierre-Jean Ducis
| producer =Pierre Danis
| based_on =
| writer = René-Robert Petit
Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon
| narrator =
| starring = René Dary
Jules Berry
Suzy Prim
| music = Raoul Moretti
| cinematography = Fred Langenfeld
| editing =Andrée Danis
| studio =Jason Films
| distributor = Cyrnos Films
| released = {{Film date|1943|02|03|df=yes}}
| runtime = 90 minutes
| country = France
| language = French
| budget =
| gross =
}}
After the Storm (French: Après l'orage) is a 1943 French comedy drama film directed by Pierre-Jean Ducis and starring René Dary, Jules Berry and Suzy Prim.https://www.unifrance.org/film/8518/apres-l-orage Produced during the German Occupation of France, it was made in the Unoccupied Zone. It was filmed in 1941 but not release until two years later.Rège p.341 It was shot at the Victorine Studios in Nice. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jean Douarinou.
Synnopsis
After a young engineer's plans to modernise his village in Southern France are rejected by the leaders, he decides to start a new life for himself in the city. In Paris meets and falls in love with a film actress but soon begins to understand the artificiality and dishonesty of city life. He is mobilised to serve in the Second World War. After the 1940 Armistice he gladly returns to his village and former girlfriend Odile who has waited for him.
Main cast
- René Dary as René Sabin
- Jules Berry as Alex Krakow
- Suzy Prim as Catherine Grand
- Lysiane Rey as Odile
- Jean Daurand as Paul Cerdan
- René Alié as Olivier
- Gaston Orbal as Kri
- Fernand Charpin as Sabin
References
Bibliography
- Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
External links
- {{IMDb title|0179085}}
Category:1940s French-language films
Category:Films directed by Pierre-Jean Ducis
Category:French black-and-white films
Category:Films shot at Victorine Studios
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