Maria of the Night (French: Maria de la Nuit) is a 1936 French drama film directed by Willy Rozier and starring Gina Manès, Paul Bernard and Monique Rolland.Rège p.897Bessy & Chirat p.179 The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert-Jules Garnier.
Synopsis Jacques is forced to free France after being accused of a crime he didn't commit. He lives a life of poverty and desperation, but meets and falls in love with Maria, a cabaret singer. Laurence, the sister of the real culprit of the crime, heads to Spain in an effort to rehabilitate Jacques.
Cast Gina Manès as Maria de la Nuit Paul Bernard as Jacques Monique Rolland as Laurence Abel Tarride as Le président Revel Camille Bert Henri Bosc Lina d'Acosta Lucien Dairès Pedro Elviro Mademoiselle Landry Germaine Lix Georges Marceau Paul Marcel Gilbert Périgneaux Nicolas Redelsperger Ingrid Richard Marcel Sicard Sinctalowa
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. Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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