Love Letters (1942 film)

Love Letters
Directed by	Claude Autant-Lara
Written by	Jean Aurenche Maurice Blondeau
Based on	Love Letters by Jean Aurenche
Produced by	Wilfrid Baumgartner Denise Tual Roland Tual
Starring	Odette Joyeux François Périer Julien Carette
Cinematography	Philippe Agostini
Edited by	Yvonne Martin
Music by	Maurice Yvain
Production company	Productions Synops
Distributed by	Les Films Roger Richebé
Release date	23 December 1942 (1942-12-23)
Running time	110 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Love Letters (French: Lettres d'amour) is a 1942 French historical drama film directed by Claude Autant-Lara and starring Odette Joyeux, François Périer and Julien Carette. It was shot at the Boulogne Studios in Paris during the German Occupation. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert Dumesnil and Jacques Krauss while the costumes were designed by Christian Dior.

Cast

• Odette Joyeux as Zélie Fontaine
• François Périer as François de Portal
• Julien Carette as Loriquet - le maître à danser
• Simone Renant as La préfète Hortense de la Jacquerie
• André Alerme as Le marquis de Longevialle
• Jean Debucourt as L'empereur Napoléon III
• Jean Parédès as Désiré Ledru
• Robert Vattier as Maître Boubousson
• Louis Salou as Monsieur de Mortemort
• Jacqueline Champi as Marinette
• Ariane Murator as Charlotte
• Gilles Quéant as Le fou de la danse
• Yves Deniaud as Le maire
• Georges Pally as Daronne
• Jean-Pierre Kérien as Le postillon
• Martial Rèbe as Le président
• Robert Arnoux as Monsieur de la Jacquerie
• Henri de Livry as Le ministre de la Justice

Bibliography

• Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
• Siclier, Jacques. La France de Pétain et son cinéma. H. Veyrier, 1981.
• Williams, Alan L. Republic of Images: A History of French Filmmaking. Harvard University Press, 1992.

External links

• Love Letters at IMDb