Véréna's Wedding (French: Le mariage de Véréna) is a 1938 French-Swiss drama film directed by Jacques Daroy and starring Jeanne Boitel, Pierre Larquey and Gina Manès.Rège p.285 The film's sets were designed by the art director Raymond Tournon. It was shot at studios in Place de Clichy in Paris and on location around the Mürren and Grindelwald. It is also known by the alternative title La bâtarde.
Synopsis Véréna is seduced by a man who then does not marry her. She gives birth to a daughter and spends the next twenty years devoting herself to bringing her up properly.
Cast Jeanne Boitel as Véréna Rainer Pierre Larquey as Gustave Peters Gina Manès as Marianne - 'la Noiraude' France Ellys as Mlle Peters Janine Borelli as Rési à 18 ans René Daix as Sepp Mady Berry as Elisa Lucien Gonnot as Dr. Schwarz Gérard Férat as Le fiancé de Rési Marie Finally as May à 18 ans Monique Romey as La fille de la 'la Noiraude' Odette Talazac as Fermière
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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