Paradis perdu

Paradis perdu

82 mins | Drama, Romance, War | Dec. 13, 1940

In pre-World Ward I in Paris, a budding artist, Pierre LeBlanc, falls in love and marries Janine, a dressmaker's assistant. Pierre has a flair for designing clothes, and he and his bride live in a blissful paradise, until the war breaks out and he becomes a soldier. Janine dies in childbirth and, no longer desiring to live, Pierre volunteers for a dangerous patrol behind German lines. While recuperating in the hospital from a wound he received on the mission, Pierre spends his time drawing sketches of dresses. He becomes rich and famous after the war. Years later, after devoting himself to his daughter, Pierre seeks a marriage with a girl no older than his daughter. A conflict develops and to ensure his daughter's happiness, Pierre sacrifices his own plans.

Paradis perdu

82 mins | Drama, Romance, War | Dec. 13, 1940

Paradis perdu
In pre-World Ward I in Paris, a budding artist, Pierre LeBlanc, falls in love and marries Janine, a dressmaker's assistant. Pierre has a flair for designing clothes, and he and his bride live in a blissful paradise, until the war breaks out and he becomes a soldier. Janine dies in childbirth and, no longer desiring to live, Pierre volunteers for a dangerous patrol behind German lines. While recuperating in the hospital from a wound he received on the mission, Pierre spends his time drawing sketches of dresses. He becomes rich and famous after the war. Years later, after devoting himself to his daughter, Pierre seeks a marriage with a girl no older than his daughter. A conflict develops and to ensure his daughter's happiness, Pierre sacrifices his own plans.
IMDb rating 6.7
Producers Tarice Film
Original title Paradis perdu
Directors Abel Gance
Writers Steve Passeur, Joseph Than, Abel Gance

Cast

Fernand Gravey

as Pierre Leblanc

Micheline Presle

as Janine et Jeannette

Robert Le Vigan

as Edouard Bordenave

Elvira Popescu

as Sonia Vorochine

André Alerme

as le couturier Raoul Calou

Monique Rolland

as Laurence Aubujan

Robert Pizani

as Le couturier Bernard Lesage

Jane Marken

as Madame Bonneron - la concierge

Marcel Delaître

as Le capitaine

Les Bluebell Girls

as Les girls à l'inauguration de la Marie-Galante

Gérard Landry

as Gérard Aubujan

Nicolas Amato

as Le chanteur du 14 juillet

Gaby André

as Irène

Edmond Beauchamp

as Le facétieux

René Bergeron

as Bar cashier

Jean Brochard

as Un soldat

Rivers Cadet

as Le vaguemestre

Nila Cara

as La chanteuse à la Marie-Galante

Anne Doat

as Janine Mercier bébé

Liliane Lesaffre

as Une ouvrière

Jean Marconi

as Monsieur Daniel

Roger Monteaux

as Le médecin

Carine Nelson

as Angèle

Laure Paillette

as La directrice du pensionnat

Pierre Palau

as Bit

Marcel Pérès

as Un consommateur

Sylvain

as Un soldat