Skylark (1934 film)

Skylark
Directed byJean Tarride
Written byPaul Colline
Noël-Noël
Produced byConstantin Geftman
StarringNoël-Noël
Fernandel
Junie Astor
CinematographyFédote Bourgasoff
Jean-Paul Goreaud
Edited byLéonide Moguy
Music byPaul Maye
Michel Michelet
Production
company
Vandor Film
Distributed byCompagnie Française de Distribution de Films
Release date
  • 12 October 1934 (1934-10-12)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Skylark (French: Adémaï aviateur) is a 1934 French comedy film directed by Jean Tarride and starring Noël-Noël, Fernandel and Junie Astor.[1][2] The character of Adémaï had previously appeared in short films but this was his first feature-length appearance.[3] He subsequently appeared in the historical comedy Adémaï in the Middle Ages in 1935.

Synopsis

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Adémaï has joined the French Air Force, but during some leave he finds himself unwillingly engaged to a farmer's daughter. To try and escape this he has himself transferred to pilot training. However Méchelet, the man he mistakenly believes is his training instructor, in fact knows no more about flying than he does. Fearing to try and land the two keep flying, breaking a world record in the process.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Rège p.241
  2. ^ Crisp p.301
  3. ^ Sadoul p.69

Bibliography

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  • Crisp, Colin. French Cinema—A Critical Filmography: Volume 1, 1929-1939. Indiana University Press, 2015.
  • Merigeau, Pascal. Jean Renoir: A Biography. Hachette, 2017 .
  • Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
  • Sadoul, Georges. French Film. Arno Press, 1972.
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