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The Curtain Rises (1938)

★ 7.8/10 99 min Comedy, Drama France French
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"I was seventeen, I'm not anymore because you are and seventeen is not for everyone at the same time!"

Description

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!"

Top Cast

Louis Jouvet
Louis Jouvet M. Lambertin, professeur au Conservatoire
Claude Dauphin
Claude Dauphin François Polti
Janine Darcey
Janine Darcey Isabelle Didier
Odette Joyeux
Odette Joyeux Cécilia Prieur
Bernard Blier
Bernard Blier Pescani, un élève du Conservatoire
Robert Pizani
Robert Pizani Jérôme
Madeleine Lambert Mme Élisabeth Prieur, mère de Cécilia
Roger Blin
Roger Blin Dominique, le gardien du château de la famille de Cécilia

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