Lilac
1932, French. Directed by Anatole Litvak.
Also known as Lilac, this early Anatole Litvak-directed talkie was based on a play by Tristan Bernard and Charles Henry Hirsch. The story bears traces of the Bertold Brecht-Weill piece The Threepenny Opera, with heroine Lilac (Marcelle Romeo) consorting with the criminal scum of Paris. Lilac falls in love with a handsome detective (Andre Luguet), but he doesn't let his emotions stand in the way of his duty, and in the end he reluctantly turns her over to the authorities. At $120,000, Coeur de Lilas was one of the most expensive movies to come out of France in 1931, but it more than made back its cost at the box-office.
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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Cast & crew
- Anatole LitvakDirector
- Marcelle RomeeCoeur de Lilas
- André LuguetAndré Lucot
- FréhelLa Douleur
- Jean GabinMartousse
- Lydie VillarsLa Crevette
- FordyceMme Darny
- Marcel DelaîtreMr Darny
- Georges Paulaisle juge d'instruction
- Paul AmiotMerlu
- Fernandelle garçon d'honneur
- Madeleine GuittyMme. Charignoul
- Carlotta ContiMme. Novion
Details
- Released
- 13 March 1932
- Original title
- Cœur de Lilas
- Country
- France
- Written by
- Dorothy Farnum, Anatole Litvak, Serge Veber
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Lilac (1932) was directed by Anatole Litvak and stars Marcelle Romee, André Luguet, Fréhel.