La Malibran (1944)
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- 1h 35min
- Biography, Drama
- 03 May 1944 (France)
- Movie
The rise and fall of a diva circa 1820.
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Geori-Boué | ... |
Maria Malibran (de l'Opéra: Opéra de Paris)
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| Suzy Prim | ... |
La comtesse Merlin
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| Mona Goya | ... |
Madame Garcia
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Jacques Jansen | ... |
Charles de Bériot
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| Jean Weber | ... |
Le roi de Naples
(as Jean Weber de la Comédie Française)
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| Jean Debucourt | ... |
L'ami de la comtesse
(as Jean Debucourt de la Comédie Française)
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Mario Podesta | ... |
Manuel Garcia
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Louis Arnoult | ... |
Ténor (de l'Opéra-Comique)
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Madeleine Sibille | ... |
La cantatrice / Soprano - de l'Opéra-Comique
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| Jeanne Fusier-Gir | ... |
La concierge
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Jacques Castelot | ... |
Lamartine
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Robert Favart | ... |
Le ravisseur
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Michel Marsay |
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André Carnège | ... |
Le médecin
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Jean Chaduc | ... |
Victor Hugo
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| Henry Houry | ... |
Rossini
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Henri Chauvet |
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Solange Varenne |
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Jacques Butin |
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Renée Thorel | ... |
Mme de La Bouillerie
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Sylvie | ... |
Maria, enfant
(as La petite Sylvie)
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| Marcel Lévesque | ... |
Le vieux mélomane
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| Jean Cocteau | ... |
Alfred de Musset
(as Monsieur Jean Cocteau de l'Académie Mallarmé)
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| Denis d'Inès | ... |
Berryer
(as Denis d'Inès de la Comédie Française)
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Geneviève Guitry | ... |
La voisine
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| Jacques Varennes | ... |
La Fayette
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| Sacha Guitry | ... |
Eugène Malibran
(as L'auteur)
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Louis Beydts | ... |
Le pianiste (uncredited)
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Hélène Flouest | ... |
(uncredited)
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Geo Forster | ... |
Un monsieur en coulisses (uncredited)
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Georges Spanelly | ... |
Le directeur (uncredited)
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Léon Walther | ... |
(uncredited)
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Directed by
| Sacha Guitry | ||
Written by
| Sacha Guitry | ... | (scenario) (uncredited) |
Music by
| Louis Beydts | ||
Cinematography by
| Jean Bachelet | ... | (as Bachelet) |
| Fédote Bourgasoff | ... | (as Bourgassoff) |
Editing by
| Alice Dumas | ||
Production Design by
| Jacques Dumesnil | ... | (as Dumesnil) |
| Henri Ménessier | ... | (as Mennessier) |
Costume Design by
| Noitell | ... | (uncredited) |
Production Management
| Marc Le Pelletier | ... | production manager (as Marc Le Peletier) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| René Delacroix | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| René Lécuyer | ... | sound (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Paul Portier | ... | camera operator |
Music Department
| Louis Beydts | ... | music adaptor |
Script and Continuity Department
| Dagmar Bolin | ... | script supervisor |
Production Companies
Distributors
- La Société des Films Sirius (France) (theatrical)
- René Chateau Video (1993) (France) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Optiphone (sound recording)
Storyline
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This is the story of an opera star ,La Malibran.So it can be considered Guitry's foray into musicals .Maria Malibran's story (1808-1836) is told by her best friend ,countess Merlin .The worst thing she did in her short career was to marry Malibran ,a man who asked her to give up singing;then ,when he was short of the readies,to resume her career because "you do not have to be ashamed of the money you make when you are an artist".La Malibran,when she knows she performs on stage for the last time ,begins to sing her own composition "death" . Written by dbdumonteil |
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