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The Curtain Rises (1938)

Original title: Entrée des artistes

1938-10-10 · FR
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François, Cécilia and Isabelle are students of the drama class of the Conservatoire led by Professor Lambertin. François is in love with Isabelle who also loves him, but he is pursued by Cecilia, his former mistress. Cécilia commits suicide staging the suicide like a crime, so as to involve Francis. But a testimony restores the truth.

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Marc AllégretDirector

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Claude DauphinClaude DauphinFrançois PoltiJanine DarceyJanine DarceyIsabelleLouis JouvetLouis JouvetProfesseur LambertinOdette JoyeuxOdette JoyeuxCéciliaAndré BrunotAndré BrunotFernand GrenaisonRobert PizaniRobert PizaniJérômeRoger BlinRoger BlinDominiqueMadeleine LambertMadeleine LambertÉlisabeth PrieurMady MadeMady MadeDeniseGeorges PallyGeorges PallyMadeleine GeoffroyMadeleine GeoffroyYves BrainvilleYves BrainvilleSylvestre

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Genre affinityComedy · DramaDialogue densityComedy · DramaDirector preference346043Actor preference219303 · 205347 · 308624Country preferenceFrDecade preference1930

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François, Cécilia and Isabelle are students of the drama class of the Conservatoire led by Professor Lambertin. François is in love with Isabelle who also loves him, but he is pursued by Cecilia, his former mistress. Cécilia commits suicide staging the suicide like a crime, so as to involve Francis. But a testimony restores the truth.