Maldone
| Misdeal | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Jean Grémillon |
| Written by | Alexandre Arnoux |
| Produced by | Charles Dullin |
| Starring | Charles Dullin Marcelle Dullin Geymond Vital |
| Cinematography | Christian Matras Georges Périnal |
| Edited by | Emmanuel Nicolas Henriette Pinson |
| Music by | Jacques Brilloin Marcel Delannoy Jean Grémillon |
Production company | La Société des Films Charles Dullin |
Release date |
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| Country | France |
| Languages | Silent French intertitles |
Misdeal (French: Maldone) is a 1928 French silent drama film directed by Jean Grémillon and starring Charles Dullin, Marcelle Dullin and Geymond Vital.[1] The film's sets were designed by art director André Barsacq.
Synopsis
The film tells the story of a wealthy young man flees from his family's estate, and finds employment as a canal worker. He falls in love with a gypsy girl, but when a death in the family requires him to return home and run his estate, he marries a neighbor's daughter. Years later, he becomes obsessed with his old lover after a chance meeting.
Cast
- Charles Dullin as Olivier Maldone
- Marcelle Dullin as Missia, la voyante
- Geymond Vital as Marcellin Maldone
- André Bacqué as Juste Maldone, l'oncle
- George Seroff as Léonard, le serviteur
- Annabella as Flora Lévigné
- Roger Karl as Lévigné père
- Mathilde Alberti as L'épicière
- Lucien Arnaud as Le voyageur
- Genica Athanasiou as Zita
- Edmond Beauchamp as Le gitan
- Alexej Bondireff as Le patron de la péniche
- Gabrielle Fontan
- Isabelle Kloucowski as La gitane
- Charles Lavialle as Le facteur
- Daniel Lecourtois as Un danseur
- Jean Mamy as Un marinier
References
- ^ Levine p.190
Bibliography
- Levine, Alison. Framing the Nation: Documentary Film in Interwar France. A&C Black, 2011.
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