Paradis perdu 1939

Synopsis:

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.

Directed by: Abel Gance
Written by: Abel Gance & Joseph Than
Runtime: 91 minutes
Cast:
Fernand Gravey
Fernand Gravey
Pierre Leblan 
Micheline Presle
Micheline Presle
Janine Mercier / Jeannette Leblan 
Robert Le Vigan
Robert Le Vigan
Edouard Bordenave 
Elvira Popescu
Elvira Popescu
Sonia Vorochine 
André Alerme
André Alerme
le couturier Raoul Calou 
Monique Rolland
Monique Rolland
Laurence Aubujan 
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Also known as:
  • Four Flights to Love