The Law of Spring
Directed byJacques Daniel-Norman
Written byJacques Daniel-Norman
Alfred Machard
Based onThe Law of Spring by Lucien Nepoty
Produced byCamille Trachimel
StarringHuguette Duflos
Pierre Renoir
Alice Field
CinematographyChristian Matras
Edited byMireille Bessette
Music byVincent Scotto
Production
company
Les Films Camille Trachimel
Distributed byConsortium du Film
Release date
  • 20 May 1942 (1942-05-20)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

The Law of Spring (French: La loi du printemps) is a 1942 French comedy film directed by Jacques Daniel-Norman and starring Huguette Duflos, Pierre Renoir and Alice Field.[1] It is based on the 1912 play of the same title by Lucien Nepoty.[2] The film's sets were designed by the art director Roland Quignon.

Synopsis

When widower Frédéric Villaret marries the widowed Jeanne, their respective children come to live in the same house. They discover that they dislike their half-siblings, and a series of family quarrels ensue.

Cast

  • Huguette Duflos as Jeanne Villaret
  • Pierre Renoir as Frédéric Villaret
  • Alice Field as Hélène Harlay
  • Maï Bill as Fanine Villaret
  • Marguerite Deval as Tante Léonie
  • Yves Furet as Georges Burdan
  • René Génin as Firmin
  • Philippe Richard as Louis
  • Monique Dubois as Jeannette
  • Jean-Jacques as Le petit garçon d'Hélène
  • Colette Laurent as Antoinette
  • Marguerite Ducouret as Mélanie
  • Gilbert Gil as Hubert Villaret
  • Georges Rollin as Richard Burdan
  • Julien Maffre as Canard
  • Violette France as Mlle Richepaille
  • Louis Blanche as Le président
  • Suzanne Yorelle as Mme Gatinais
  • Paulette Paule as Mme Courtin-Lamothe
  • Jacques Derives as Un invité
  • Louis Seigner as Le docteur
  • Madame Rolande as Baronne de Marcheville
  • Hélène Briand as Mme Morillon
  • Michèle Calvi as Lucienne Desfargeot
  • Hélène Petit as Mme Desfargeot
  • Loulou Reyne as Mme Beauvision
  • Denise Noël as Amélie

References

  1. Rège p.280
  2. Goble p.342

Bibliography

  • Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: encyclopédie des films, 1940–1950. Pygmalion, 1986
  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
  • Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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