Twilight

Directed byMarc ALLÉGRET

With:Claude Dauphin,Louis Jourdan,Micheline Presle

Synopsis:

During a school revue at which she gets to show off her singing talents, Félicie Nanteuil meets the well-known actor Aimé Cavalier. The latter has seen sent by the Odéon theatre to read some poetry. Félicie is a big fan of Cavalier and he admires her beauty. The actor persuades himself that the young woman has talent and gives her some lessons in diction, which turn out to be a pretext for her becoming his mistress. Cavalier then persuades the manager of the Odéon to hire Félicie and in no time the aspiring young singer is a greater star than the man who launched her on her career. Cavalier is devastated when Félicie falls for the irresistible Robert de Ligny, but he has a plan to win her back…

92min French

L’Arlesienne

Directed byMarc ALLÉGRET

With:Gaby Morlay,Louis Jourdan,Raimu

Synopsis:

Set in 19th Century Camargue, this poignant adaptation of Alphonse Daudet’s play, accompanied with Georges Bizet’s stirring score, follows the star-crossed loves and obsessions of charming Frédéri. This young son of wealthy farmers falls helplessly in love with a woman from Arles whom he dreams of marrying. His protective family learns that the woman, whose name is never mentioned and is only referred to as “the woman from Arles”, has already had an adventure with another man. Frédéri is crushed by this revelation. Despite the efforts of his family to help him and the affections oflovely Vivette, Frédéri cannot live without his Arlésienne…

92min French