Lilac (1932)
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.
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Stars:
- Anatole Litvak
Writing:
- Anatole Litvak
- Serge Veber
- Dorothy Farnum
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Release Date: 1932-03-13
5.7/10
5.7/10
- Country: FR
- Language: Français
- Runtime: 90
André Lucot
Coeur de Lilas
La Douleur
Martousse
Mr Darny
le juge d'instruction
Merlu
le garçon d'honneur
Mme. Charignoul
Charignoul
