Paradis perdu

6.1 / 10

(14 votes)

In pre-World Ward I in Paris, a budding artist, Pierre LeBlanc, falls in love and marries Janine, a dressmaker's assistant. Pierre has a flair for designing clothes, and he and his bride live in a blissful paradise, until the war breaks out and he becomes a soldier. Janine dies in childbirth and, no longer desiring to live, Pierre volunteers for a dangerous patrol behind German lines. While recuperating in the hospital from a wound he received on the mission, Pierre spends his time drawing sketches of dresses. He becomes rich and famous after the war. Years later, after devoting himself to his daughter, Pierre seeks a marriage with a girl no older than his daughter. A conflict develops and to ensure his daughter's happiness, Pierre sacrifices his own plans.

Country:

France

Genre:

War,

Drama,

Romance

Duration:

91 minutes

Year:

1939

Director:

Abel Gance

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Company:

Tarice Film

Cast:
Fernand Gravey

Pierre Leblan

Micheline Presle

Janine Mercier / Jeannette Leblan

Robert Le Vigan

Edouard Bordenave

Elvira Popescu

Sonia Vorochine

André Alerme

le couturier Raoul Calou

Crew:
Abel Gance

Director

Joseph Than

Scenario Writer

Joseph Than

Original Story

Steve Passeur

Dialogue

Abel Gance

Scenario Writer