The Curtain Rises (1939)

Movie"I was seventeen Im not anymore because you are and seventeen is not for everyone at the same time"
Audience Score
80
The Curtain Rises
NR 1 hr 39 minApr 21st, 1939Drama, Comedy
1938 France Paris at the Superior Conservatory of Dramatic Art Conservatoire Supérieur dArt Dramatique The firstyear entrance exams are in full swing Many applicants few accepted Isabelle Janine Darcey is one of the few chosen She joins former students from the second and third years including François Claude Dauphin and Cécilia Odette Joyeux They attend the drama class run by Professor Lambertin Louis Jouvet The young people passionate and eager to become comedians clash in tumultuous love affairs because by dint of acting they imagine that life is a farce François for example is in love with Isabelle who also loves him but is pursued by Cecilia his former mistress Put art in your life and life in your art
StarringLouis JouvetClaude DauphinJanine Darcey
DirectorMarc Allégret
WritersAndré CayatteMarc Allégret

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:April 21st, 1939
Original Language:French
Production Companies:Regina Films Filmsonor