Chiffon's Wedding Explained

Chiffon's Wedding
Director:	Claude Autant-Lara
Producer:	Pierre Guerlais
Based On:	Chiffon's Wedding by Sibylle Riqueti de Mirabeau
Starring:	Odette Joyeux André Luguet Jacques Dumesnil
Music:	Roger Desormière
Cinematography:	Philippe Agostini Jean Isnard
Editing:	Raymond Lamy
Studio:	Industrie Cinématographique
Distributor:	Sirius Films
Runtime:	103 minutes
Country:	France
Language:	French

Chiffon's Wedding (French: Le mariage de Chiffon) is a 1942 French historical comedy film directed by Claude Autant-Lara and starring Odette Joyeux, André Luguet and Jacques Dumesnil.^{[1] [2] [3]} It is based on the 1894 novel of the same title by Sibylle Riqueti de Mirabeau. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Krauss.

Cast

• Odette Joyeux as Corysande dite Chiffon
• André Luguet as Le duc d'Aubières
• Jacques Dumesnil as Marc de Bray
• Suzanne Dantès as La comtesse de Bray
• Louis Seigner as Philippe de Bray
• Georges Vitray as Van Doren
• Monette Dinay as Alice de Liron
• Bernard Blier as Le garçon d'hôtel
• Marthe Mellot as La marchande de journaux de la gare
• Richard Francoeur as Léon
• Pierre Jourdan as L'officier
• France Ellys as Sophie
• Yvonne Yma as Mathilde - la cuisinière
• Raymond Bussières as Marcel Férez
• Robert Le Vigan as Maître Blondin - l'huissier
• Pierre Larquey as Jean

References

1. Rège p.4
2. Williams p.289
3. https://www.unifrance.org/film/2823/le-mariage-de-chiffon

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.