Mademoiselle ma mère
| Mademoiselle ma mère | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Henri Decoin |
| Produced by | Arys Nissotti |
| Starring |
Danielle Darrieux Pierre Brasseur Pierre Larquey |
| Music by | Georges Van Parys |
| Cinematography | Léonce-Henri Burel |
| Edited by | Marguerite Beaugé |
Production company |
Régina |
| Distributed by |
American Tobis Company (USA, 1937) J.H. Hoffberg Company (USA, 1939) |
Release dates |
18 September 1939 (USA) 5 January 1944 (France, re-release) |
Running time | 129 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Mademoiselle ma mère (English: My Mother Is a Miss) is a 1936 French comedy film directed by Henri Decoin,[1] and starring Danielle Darrieux,[2] Pierre Brasseur and Pierre Larquey. The screenplay was written by Jean Boyer, based on a play by Louis Verneuil. The music score is by Georges Van Parys.
It tells the story of a rich young girl who avoids the sex with her older husband and falls in love with her stepson. The film was remade as Novio, marido y amante (1948) in Argentina.
Plot
Jaqueline's father is tired of her free spirit life, and to make things worst she just broke up with her fourteenth fiancé and they argue about it. In order to upset her daddy even more the young lady decided to marry Albert Letournel, a wealthy man who is in his fifties.
References
- ↑ De Becque, Antoine; Toubiana, Serge (2000), Truffaut: A Biography, University of California Press, p. 21, ISBN 0520225244.
- ↑ "Released for Publication", Life: 80, November 29, 1937, retrieved 2013-02-14.
External links
- Mademoiselle ma mère at the Internet Movie Database
- Mademoiselle ma mère at AllMovie
- Mademoiselle ma mère at the British Film Institute's Film and TV Database
- Mademoiselle ma mère at Le Cinema Francais (French)