Azaïs (film)

Azaïs
Directed byRené Hervil
Written byPierre Maudru
Based onAzaïs by Georges Berr and Louis Verneuil
Produced byJacques Haïk
StarringMax Dearly
Simone Rouvière
Jeanne Saint-Bonnet
CinematographyRobert Lefebvre
Armand Thirard
Music byVictor Alix
Henri Verdun
Production
company
Les Établissements Jacques Haïk
Distributed byLes Établissements Jacques Haïk
Release date
  • 22 May 1931 (1931-05-22)
Running time
102 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Azaïs is a 1931 French comedy film directed by René Hervil and starring Max Dearly, Simone Rouvière and Jeanne Saint-Bonnet.[1] It is based on a play of the same title by Georges Berr and Louis Verneuil.[2] The film's sets were designed by the art director Jean d'Eaubonne.

Synopsis

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An unsuccessful piano teacher has suffered what he believes to be thirty five year of bad luck. He becomes convinced by the philosopher Azaïs that this will inevitably be followed by thirty five years of good luck. His professional and romantic fortunes rapidly take an upward turn.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Bessy & Chirat p.109
  2. ^ Goble p.38

Bibliography

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  • Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1929-1934. Pygmalion, 1988.
  • Crisp, Colin. Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939. Indiana University Press, 2002.
  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
  • Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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