Jenny

Jenny

104 mins | Drama, Comedy | Sept. 18, 1936

When her fiancé breaks off their engagement, Danielle leaves London and returns to her mother, Jenny, in Paris. With her business partner Benoît, Jenny runs what appears to be a respectable nightclub – it is in fact a place where wealthy men can buy the favours of attractive young women. Oblivious to her mother's professional and personal life, Danielle meets a handsome young man named Lucien, and falls in love with him – not realising that he is Jenny's lover...

Jenny

104 mins | Drama, Comedy | Sept. 18, 1936

Jenny
When her fiancé breaks off their engagement, Danielle leaves London and returns to her mother, Jenny, in Paris. With her business partner Benoît, Jenny runs what appears to be a respectable nightclub – it is in fact a place where wealthy men can buy the favours of attractive young women. Oblivious to her mother's professional and personal life, Danielle meets a handsome young man named Lucien, and falls in love with him – not realising that he is Jenny's lover...
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers Gaumont-Franco Film-Aubert (G.F.F.A)
Original title Jenny
Directors Marcel Carné
Writers Pierre Rocher, Jacques Constant, Jacques Prévert

Cast

Françoise Rosay

as Jenny Gauthier

Albert Préjean

as Lucien Dancret

Lisette Lanvin

as Danielle Bricart

Charles Vanel

as Benoit

Roland Toutain

as Xavier

Sylvia Bataille

as Florence

Jean-Louis Barrault

as le Dromadaire

Robert Le Vigan

as l'Albinos

Margo Lion

as Madame Vrack

René Génin

as le pêcheur du bistrot

Roger Blin

as le malade solitaire

Génia Vaury

as la jeune femme au chien

Raymond Segard

as le fiancé londonien

Marcel Mouloudji

as le chanteur des rues

Joseph Kosma

as joueur d'harmonium