Overview
Cashier Maurice Legrand is married to the wretched Adele. By chance, he meets Lucienne, 'Lulu', and makes her his mistress. He thinks he has finally found love, but Lulu is a streetwalker, still in love with her pimp.
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Setting
Set in Paris
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Music
Music by Enrico Toselli and Eugénie Buffet
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Theodor Sparkuhl
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Jean RenoirScreenplay
- Georges de La FouchardièreNovel
- André GirardWriter
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- November 1, 1931
- Original language
- French
- Countries
- France
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Cast
Michel SimonMaurice Legrand
Janie MarèseLucienne 'Lulu' Pelletier
Georges FlamantAndre 'Dédé' Govain
Magdeleine BérubetAdèle Legrand
Roger GaillardAdjutant Alexis Godard
Jean GehretMonsieur Dugodet- Lucien ManciniWallstein
Max DalbanBernard, the colleague- Romain BouquetHenriot, boss of hosiery
- Pierre DestyGustave Brocheton
Jane PiersonPhilomène, concierge- Christian ArgentinInvestigating judge Desrumaux
- Mlle DoryansYvonne
- Adèle Legrand
Alexandre RignaultHector Langelard, art critic (uncredited)- Marcel CourmesColonel (uncredited)
Henri GuisolAmédée, waiter (uncredited)- Sylvain ItkineDédé's lawyer (uncredited)
- Colette BorelliLily (uncredited)
Agnès Capri(uncredited)
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