If Paris Were Told to Us
{{short description|1956 film}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Si Paris nous était conté
| image = 1956 Si Paris nous etait conte.jpg
| caption =
| director = Sacha Guitry
| producer = Gilbert Bokanowski
| writer = Sacha Guitry
| starring =Françoise Arnoul
Danielle Darrieux
Sacha Guitry
Robert Lamoureux
Jean Marais
Michèle Morgan
Gérard Philipe
| music = Jean Françaix
| cinematography = Philippe Agostini
| editing = Paulette Robert
| studio = Courts et Longs Métrages (C.L.M.)
F.L.F.
Société Nouvelle des Établissements Gaumont (SNEG)
| distributor = Société des Etablissements L. Gaumont
| released = {{Film date|1956|01|27|df=y}}
| runtime = 130 minutes
| country = France
| language =
| budget =$3 million{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/variety197-1955-03/page/n151/mode/1up?q=%22budgeted+at%22|magazine=Variety|title=Paris|date=9 March 1955|page=78}}
| gross =2,8113,682 admissions (France){{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficestory.com/box-office-jean-marais-c22695355|title=Box Office Figures for Jean Marais films|website=Box Office Story}}
}}
If Paris Were Told to Us ({{langx|fr|Si Paris nous était conté}}) is a 1956 French historical film directed and written by Sacha Guitry. The admissions in France were 2,813,682 people.https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048616/business {{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=March 2022}}
Summary
If Paris Were Told to Us is a historical film about the French capital, Paris, from the founding of the city to the significant events shaping its history. Narrated by Guitry himself, the film journeys through events following historical figures prominent in shaping the city's history. From King Charles VII to the assassination of King Henry III, to the creation of printing and construction of the Louvre Palace, the film depicts how the French capital came to be.{{Citation |title=Si Paris nous était conté (1956) - Plot - IMDb |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048616/plotsummary/ |access-date=2024-03-11 |language=en-US}}
Principal cast
- Françoise Arnoul as Duchesse de L...
- Jeanne Boitel as Mme Geoffrin / Sarah Bernhardt
- Gilbert Bokanowski as Louis XVI
- Julien Carette as Un cocher
- Danielle Darrieux as Agnès Sorel
- Sophie Desmarets as Rose Bertin
- Clément Duhour as Aristide Bruant
- Sacha Guitry as Louis XI
- Odette Joyeux as La Passementiere
- Robert Lamoureux as Latude
- Jacques Dumesnil as Cardinal Richelieu
- Pierre Larquey as Pierre Broussel
- Jean Marais as François Ier
- Jean Martinelli as Henri IV / Firmin
- Lana Marconi as La reine Marie-Antoinette
- Michèle Morgan as Gabrielle d'Estrées
- Jean Parédès as Un médecin
- Giselle Pascal as Comtesse de G...
- Gérard Philipe as Le Trouvère
- Odile Rodin as the Princess of Essling
- Claude Sylvain as Catherine de Médicis jeune
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|id=0048616}}
- [http://filmsdefrance.com/FDF_Si_Paris_nous_etait_conte_rev.html Si Paris nous était conté] at filmsdefrance.com
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20161222084031/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b76c63942 If Paris Were Told to Us] at the British Film Institute{{better source needed|reason=Help request: a live link can be searched for at https://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web/search/expert - if available, replace the archive URL with the live link. Or if none found, remove this 'better source needed' template. | date=October 2023}}
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Category:French historical films
Category:Films set in the 15th century
Category:Films set in the 16th century
Category:Films set in the 17th century
Category:Films set in the 18th century
Category:Films set in the 19th century
Category:Films directed by Sacha Guitry
Category:Cultural depictions of Sarah Bernhardt
Category:Cultural depictions of Louis XVI
Category:Cultural depictions of Marie Antoinette
Category:Cultural depictions of Cardinal Richelieu
Category:1950s historical films
Category:Films scored by Jean Françaix
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