Maria of the Night explained

Maria of the Night
Director:	Willy Rozier
Starring:	Gina Manès Paul Bernard Monique Rolland
Music:	Jacques Belasco
Cinematography:	Georges Lucas
Editing:	Raymond Lamy Willy Rozier
Studio:	Fédéral Film
Runtime:	80 minutes
Country:	France
Language:	French

Maria of the Night (French: Maria de la Nuit) is a 1936 French drama film directed by Willy Rozier and starring Gina Manès, Paul Bernard and Monique Rolland.^{[1] [2]} The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert-Jules Garnier.

Synopsis

Jacques is forced to free France after being accused of a crime he didn't commit. He lives a life of poverty and desperation, but meets and falls in love with Maria, a cabaret singer. Laurence, the sister of the real culprit of the crime, heads to Spain in an effort to rehabilitate Jacques.

Cast

• Gina Manès as Maria de la Nuit
• Paul Bernard as Jacques
• Monique Rolland as Laurence
• Abel Tarride as Le président Revel
  • • • • Camille Bert Henri Bosc Lina d'Acosta Lucien Dairès Pedro Elviro
          • • • • Mademoiselle Landry Germaine Lix Georges Marceau Paul Marcel Gilbert Périgneaux Nicolas Redelsperger Ingrid Richard Marcel Sicard Sinctalowa

References

1. Rège p.897
2. Bessy & Chirat p.179

Bibliography

• Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1935–1939. Pygmalion, 1986.
• Crisp, Colin. Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929–1939. Indiana University Press, 2002.
• Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.