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Temptation (1936 film)

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Temptation
Directed byPierre Caron
Written byMichel Carré
Based onTemptation by Charles Méré
Produced byClaude Dolbert
StarringMarie Bell
Antonin Berval
Gina Manès
CinematographyGeorges Benoît
Jean Isnard
Edited byChristian Chamborant
Music byJane Bos
Production
company
Les Productions Claude Dolbert
Release date
  • 21 December 1936 (1936-12-21)
Running time
97 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Temptation (French: La Tentation) is a 1936 French drama film directed by Pierre Caron and starring Marie Bell, Antonin Berval and Gina Manès.[1] [2] It was based on a 1924 stage play of the same title by Charles Méré. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jean Douarinou.

Synopsis

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The marriaged Irène de Bergue is courted by two men but remains loyal to her husband, despite his affairs. When her husband is killed in suspicious circumstances it appears that one of her potential lovers has had a hand in it.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Bessy & Chirat p.185
  2. ^ Crisp p.409

Bibliography

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  • Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1935-1939. Pygmalion, 1986.
  • Crisp, Colin. Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939. Indiana University Press, 2002.
  • Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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