Mother Love (French: La chaleur du sein) is a 1938 French comedy drama film directed by Jean Boyer and starring Michel Simon, Arletty and Gabrielle Dorziat.The A to Z of French Cinema p.396 It was based on a play by André Birabeau.
It was shot at Pathe's Francoeur Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Colombier.
Synopsis The eighteen-year-old son of a celebrated, widowed archaeologist attempts to commit suicide while his father is away on an expedition in Egypt due to being spurned by a cabaret performer. His three prospective stepmothers all gather at his bedside, each demonstrating a possessive attitude.
Cast Michel Simon as Michel Quercy Arletty as Bernadette Mezin Gabrielle Dorziat as Adrienne Pierre Larquey as Raoul Dalaciaud - le patron de Gilbert Jean Pâqui as Gilbert Quercy Jeanne Lion as Mathilde Jane Loury as Augustine Monique Joyce as Joan Bouvreuil Gisèle Préville as La jeune fille Andrée Prévot as La jolie passagère Henri Vilbert as Le barman du paquebot François Périer as Batilly Marguerite Moreno as L'Américaine sur le paquebot
References
Bibliography Dayna Oscherwitz & MaryEllen Higgins. The A to Z of French Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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