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After the Storm (1943 film)

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After the Storm
Directed byPierre-Jean Ducis
Written byRené-Robert Petit
Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon
Produced byPierre Danis
StarringRené Dary
Jules Berry
Suzy Prim
CinematographyFred Langenfeld
Edited byAndrée Danis
Music byRaoul Moretti
Production
company
Jason Films
Distributed byCyrnos Films
Release date
  • 3 February 1943 (1943-02-03)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

After the Storm (French: Après l'orage) is a 1943 French comedy drama film directed by Pierre-Jean Ducis and starring René Dary, Jules Berry and Suzy Prim.[1] Produced during the German Occupation of France, it was made in the Unoccupied Zone. It was filmed in 1941 but not release until two years later.[2] It was shot at the Victorine Studios in Nice. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jean Douarinou.

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After a young engineer's plans to modernise his village in Southern France are rejected by the leaders, he decides to start a new life for himself in the city. In Paris meets and falls in love with a film actress but soon begins to understand the artificiality and dishonesty of city life. He is mobilised to serve in the Second World War. After the 1940 Armistice he gladly returns to his village and former girlfriend Odile who has waited for him.

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Bibliography

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  • Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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