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The Bouquinquant Brothers (French: Les frères Bouquinquant) is a 1947 French drama film directed by Louis Daquin and starring Albert Préjean, Madeleine Robinson and Roger Pigaut. It is based on the 1930 novel The Bouquinquant Brothers by Jean Prévost. It premiered at the 1947 Venice Film Festival and went on general release in France the following year. The film's sets were designed by the art director Paul Bertrand. It marked the film debut of the actress Juliette Gréco.
Synopsis
Julie Moret arrives in Paris from the provinces looking for work. She meets and marries Léon Bouquinquant who initially seems charming, but turns out to be a drunken brute. She soon begins to develop feelings for his brother Pierre.
Cast
Albert Préjean as Léon Bouquinquant
Madeleine Robinson as Julie Bouquinquant née Moret
Roger Pigaut as Pierre Bouquinquant
Mona Dol as Madame Leclerc
Paul Frankeur as Le commissaire
Juliette Gréco as Une religieuse
Abel Jacquin as Louis
Denise Kerny as Une détenue
Charles Lavialle as Monsieur Thomas
Louis Seigner as Le juge d'instruction
Jean Vilar as Le prêtre
Victor Vina as Le médecin
References
Bibliography
Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
External links
The Bouquinquant Brothers at IMDb
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- The Bouquinquant Brothers
- Albert Préjean
- Juliette Gréco
- Louis Daquin
- Paul Frankeur
- Roger Pigaut
- André Cerf
- Louis Seigner
- List of French films of 1947
- Jean Vilar
