Paradis perdu (1942)

  • NR
  • 04/11/1942 (US)
  • War, Drama, Romance
  • 1h 31m

Overview

In pre-World Ward I in Paris, a budding artist, Pierre LeBlanc, falls in love and marries Janine, a dressmaker's assistant. Pierre has a flair for designing clothes, and he and his bride live in a blissful paradise, until the war breaks out and he becomes a soldier. Janine dies in childbirth and, no longer desiring to live, Pierre volunteers for a dangerous patrol behind German lines. While recuperating in the hospital from a wound he received on the mission, Pierre spends his time drawing sketches of dresses. He becomes rich and famous after the war. Years later, after devoting himself to his daughter, Pierre seeks a marriage with a girl no older than his daughter. A conflict develops and to ensure his daughter's happiness, Pierre sacrifices his own plans.

Abel Gance

Director, Screenplay

Joseph Than

Screenplay

Cast

Fernand Gravey's headshot

Fernand Gravey

Pierre Leblan
Micheline Presle's headshot

Micheline Presle

Janine Mercier / Jeannette Leblan
Robert Le Vigan's headshot

Robert Le Vigan

Edouard Bordenave
Elvira Popescu's headshot

Elvira Popescu

Sonia Vorochine
André Alerme's headshot

André Alerme

le couturier Raoul Calou
Monique Rolland's headshot

Monique Rolland

Laurence Aubujan
Robert Pizani's headshot

Robert Pizani

Le couturier Bernard Lesage
Jane Marken's headshot

Jane Marken

Madame Bonneron - la concierge

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