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The Curtain Rises

"I was seventeen, I'm not anymore because you are and seventeen is not for everyone at the same time!"

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The Curtain Rises — Plot

1938, France, Paris, at the Superior Conservatory of Dramatic Art ("Conservatoire Supérieur d'Art Dramatique"). The first-year 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!"

  • Release date
  • October 6, 1938
  • Runtime
  • 99 min
  • Genres
  • Comedy, Drama
  • Director
  • Marc Allégret

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The Curtain Rises — Cast

Louis Jouvet photo Louis Jouvet M. Lambertin, professeur au Conservatoire Claude Dauphin photo Claude Dauphin François Polti Janine Darcey photo Janine Darcey Isabelle Didier Odette Joyeux photo Odette Joyeux Cécilia Prieur Bernard Blier photo Bernard Blier Pescani, un élève du Conservatoire Robert Pizani photo Robert Pizani Jérôme Madeleine Lambert Mme Élisabeth Prieur, mère de Cécilia Roger Blin photo Roger Blin Dominique, le gardien du château de la famille de Cécilia

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