Hopes (French: Espoirs) is a 1941 French drama film directed by Willy Rozier and starring Constant Rémy, Pierre Larquey and Robert Lynen.https://www.unifrance.org/film/37801/espoirs-le-champ-mauditRège p.897 It is based on the 1856 novella by Gottfried Keller.Goble p.255 The story is inspired by William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet shifted to a country setting.Shakespeare on Screen: Romeo and Juliet p.18
Cast Constant Rémy as Aubert Pierre Larquey as Martin Robert Lynen as Pierre Martin Jacqueline Roman as Isabelle Aubert Gaston Jacquet as Grigou Jean Sinoël Cécile Didier Victor Vina Marfa d'Hervilly Anthony Gildès Jean Brochard Julien Maffre Laurence Richard
References
Bibliography Bladen, Victoria, Hatchuel, Sarah & Vienne-Guerrin, Nathalie (ed.) Shakespeare on Screen: Romeo and Juliet. Cambridge University Press, 2023. Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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