Thirteen Days of Love (French: Escale) is a 1935 French drama film directed by Louis Valray and starring Colette Darfeuil, Samson Fainsilber and Simone Renant.Neupert p.205Bessy & Chirat p.96 The film's sets were designed by the art directors Jacques Krauss and Jean Lafitte.
Synopsis Jean, a naval officer falls in love with Eva the mistress of a smuggler. However, although she is attracted towards the honourable Jean, she finds herself drawn back into the arms of her lover Dario when the naval officer is away at sea.
Cast Colette Darfeuil as Eva Samson Fainsilber as Dario Simone Renant as Marcelle Pierre Nay as Jean Serge Arola as René Féral Benga as Zama Darlo as Zaphiro, le rasta Frédéric Mariotti as Giuseppi, le Sicilien Parmeline as Hervé, le capitaine Sylmia as La chanteuse Papin as La commère Altiani as Pietri, le colon Jacques Jou-Jerville as Le brigadier des douanes Dupont as Le juge d'instruction Fernande Saala as Suzie Suzy Solidor as Chanteuse de 'La Belle Escale'
References
Bibliography 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. Neupert, Richard. French Film History, 1895–1946. University of Wisconsin Pres, 2022. Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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