Caroline and the Rebels () is a 1955 French historical adventure film directed by Jean Devaivre and starring Jean-Claude Pascal, Sophie Desmarets and Brigitte Bardot.Rège p.903 It is third in the Caroline chérie film series, following Darling Caroline (1951) and A Caprice of Darling Caroline (1953) both of which starred Martine Carol as Caroline. In this movie, however, the character of Caroline never actually appears and is seen only in a miniature.Hayward p.191
The movie features an early appearance by Brigitte Bardot. Premise Juan, the son of Caroline, has been brought up in a Spanish family and does not know of his heritage. He seduces various women. Cast Jean-Claude Pascal as Juan d'Aranda/de Sallanches Sophie Desmarets as Duchess Laure d'Albuquerque Brigitte Bardot as Pilar d'Aranda Jacques Dacqmine as General Gaston de Sallanche Magali Noël as Térésa Georges Descrières as Lt. Tinteville Alfred Adam as General Lasalle Micheline Gary as Conchita d'Aranda Germaine Dermoz as Comtesse d'Aranda Daniel Ceccaldi as Lt. Bogard Robert Dalban as Le capitaine des gendarmes Jean Debucourt as Le père supérieur Charles Dechamps as L'oncle de Juan Albert Dinan as Lt. Guéneau Jean Galland as Marquis de Villa-Campo Bernard Lajarrige as Lavaux Robert Manuel as King Joseph Marcel Pérès as Frégos les Papillottes Pascale Roberts as Sallanches's friend Michel Etcheverry as Priest Marcel Bozzuffi as Soldier Bernard Musson as L'homme aux fèves Production It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris and on location in Roussillon. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Krauss.
Reception Variety thought the film "looks in for fair b.o" in France "but for the U.S., pic is too naive and languid to make for any possible arty fare, and with its torrid love scenes snipped, there is nothing in this to make for general U.S. chances. Jean-Claude Pascal is vapid as the young lady killer while color is properly pastel. Editing helps get some movement in the better scenes. Shadow of Martine Carol, the previous Caroline, hangs over this and is sorely missed."
The film recorded 1,667,829 admissions in France.Box office information for film at Box Office Story References
Bibliography Hayward, Susan. French Costume Drama of the 1950s: Fashioning Politics in Film. Intellect Books, 2010. Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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