Paradis perdu (1939)

ALL 10/27/1939 (fr) War, Drama, Romance 91 Min
  • Release
    10/27/1939
  • Production
    Tarice Film
  • Rotten tomato
    61%
  • Original title
    Paradis perdu
  • Original language
    fr
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

Overview

In pre-World Ward I in Paris, a budding artist, Pierre LeBlanc, falls in love and marries Janine, a dressmaker's assistant. Pierre has a flair for designing clothes, and he and his bride live in a blissful paradise, until the war breaks out and he becomes a soldier. Janine dies in childbirth and, no longer desiring to live, Pierre volunteers for a dangerous patrol behind German lines. While recuperating in the hospital from a wound he received on the mission, Pierre spends his time drawing sketches of dresses. He becomes rich and famous after the war. Years later, after devoting himself to his daughter, Pierre seeks a marriage with a girl no older than his daughter. A conflict develops and to ensure his daughter's happiness, Pierre sacrifices his own plans.

  1. Abel Gance

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Producer



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Casts

  1. Fernand Gravey

    Pierre Leblan

  2. Micheline Presle

    Janine Mercier / Jeannette Leblan

  3. Robert Le Vigan

    Edouard Bordenave

  4. Elvira Popescu

    Sonia Vorochine

  5. André Alerme

    le couturier Raoul Calou

  6. Monique Rolland

    Laurence Aubujan

  7. Robert Pizani

    Le couturier Bernard Lesage

  8. Jane Marken

    Madame Bonneron - la concierge

  9. Marcel Delaître

    Le capitaine

  10. Gérard Landry

    Gérard Aubujan

  11. Nicolas Amato

    Le chanteur du 14 juillet (uncredited)

  12. Gaby André

    Irène (uncredited)

  13. Edmond Beauchamp

    Le facétieux (uncredited)

  14. René Bergeron

    Bar cashier (uncredited)

  15. Jean Brochard

    Un soldat (uncredited)

  16. Myno Burney

    (uncredited)

  17. Ann Byron

    (uncredited)

  18. Rivers Cadet

    Le vaguemestre (uncredited)

  19. Nila Cara

    La chanteuse à la Marie-Galante (uncredited)

  20. Noël Darzal

    (uncredited)

  21. Raymonde Devarennes

    (uncredited)

  22. Anne Doat

    Janine Mercier bébé (uncredited)

  23. Dora Doll

    (uncredited)

  24. Liliane Lesaffre

    Une ouvrière (uncredited)

  25. Jean Marconi

    Monsieur Daniel (uncredited)

  26. Roger Monteaux

    Le médecin (uncredited)

  27. Carine Nelson

    Angèle (uncredited)

  28. Laure Paillette

    La directrice du pensionnat (uncredited)

  29. Pierre Palau

    (uncredited)

  30. Jeanne Prévost

    (uncredited)

  31. Roland Pégurier

    (uncredited)

  32. Marcel Pérès

    Un consommateur (uncredited)

  33. Pierre Sergeol

    (uncredited)

  34. Sylvain

    Un soldat (uncredited)

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 34 , Crews : 5

Keyword

Paradis perdu (1939) 91 Min

ALL 10/27/1939 (fr)
War, Drama, Romance
  • Release 10/27/1939
  • Production
    Tarice Film
  • Original title Paradis perdu
  • fr
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

In pre-World Ward I in Paris, a budding artist, Pierre LeBlanc, falls in love and marries Janine, a dressmaker's assistant. Pierre has a flair for designing clothes, and he and his bride live in a blissful paradise, until the war breaks out and he becomes a soldier. Janine dies in childbirth and, no longer desiring to live, Pierre volunteers for a dangerous patrol behind German lines. While recuperating in the hospital from a wound he received on the mission, Pierre spends his time drawing sketches of dresses. He becomes rich and famous after the war. Years later, after devoting himself to his daughter, Pierre seeks a marriage with a girl no older than his daughter. A conflict develops and to ensure his daughter's happiness, Pierre sacrifices his own plans.

  1. Abel Gance

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Producer