The Lost Girl (French: La fille perdue) is a 1954 French drama film directed by Jean Gourguet and starring Claudine Dupuis, Gérard Landry and Robert Berri.https://en.unifrance.org/movie/5494/la-fille-perdueRège p.459Berthomé p.100 It combines elements of melodrama and film noir. Location shooting took place around Noirmoutier-en-l'Île and Nantes.
Synopsis A sixteen year old village girl Marguerite becomes pregnant by a tourist. She heads to find work in Nantes to support her child, but life is hard and she ends up working in a rough bar for sailors for many years. It is there she falls under the influence of Pierre, who involves her with a gang of smugglers. It is with the assistance of her childhood friend Jean-Marie that Marguerite eventually recovers.
Cast Claudine Dupuis as Marguerite Le Goff/Rita Gérard Landry as Jean-Marie Kermadec Robert Berri as Pierre Labry Dora Doll as Suzy Zizi Saint-Clair as Guitou Gisèle Grandpré as Christiane Devillers André Roanne as Dr. Devillers Jean Clarieux as Loulou Héléna Manson Mireille Ozy Michel Lesage
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Bibliography Berthomé, Jean-Pierre & Naizet, Gaël. Bretagne et cinéma: cent ans de création cinématographique en Bretagne. Cinémathèque de Bretagne, 1995. Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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