Louise (1939)
1h 23m
Running Time
April 16, 1939Release Date
Plot.
What was it about opera diva Grace Moore that attracted the attention of filmdom's top directors? Moore's 1937 American movie vehicle When You're in Love had been directed by Josef Von Sternberg; two years later, her French starrer Louise was helmed by no less than Abel Gance, who a decade earlier had revolutionized the "historical epic" genre with the awesome Napoleon. There was, however, little that was revolutionary in this cinemadaption of Gustave Charpentier's opera. Moore plays Louise, a poor seamstress who is led astray by the rakish Julien (Georges Thill). After falling from grace (no pun intended), our heroine is rescued by her understanding father (Andre Pernet), who demonstrates his forgiveness by singing to her (it is, after all, an opera). Though it played to enthusiastic crowds in both London and Paris, Louise turned out to be Grace Moore's final film; conversely, Abel Gance continued to make commercial potboilers well into the 1970s.
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Cast & Crew.

Grace Moore
Louise

Georges Thrill
Julien

André Pernet
Le père de Louise

Georges Thill
Julien

Suzanne Desprès
La mère de Louise

Félix Clément
Casimir

Rivers Cadet
Le chansonnier

Pauline Carton
La première

Marcel Pérès
Le sculpteur

Jacqueline Gauthier
Alphonsine

Jacqueline Prévot
Une cousette

Edmond Beauchamp
Le philosophe

Robert Le Vigan
Le peintre Gaston

Ginette Leclerc
Lucienne

Claude Benedict
(uncredited)

Roland Dorgelès
Writer
Details.
Release DateApril 16, 1939
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 23m
Last updated:
Wiki.
Louise is a 1939 French musical film directed by Abel Gance. It was screened out of competition at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival.
Described as "wonderfully atmospheric", the film is based on the opera of the same name by Gustave Charpentier. Charpentier remained on the set throughout the filming and personally coached Grace Moore, who played the title role. Both Georges Thill, who played Julien and André Pernet who played Louise's father, were famous exponents of those roles on the opera stage and had recorded them in 1935. The orchestra was directed by Louis Beydts.
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