| The Lovers of Pont Saint Jean | |
| Director: | Henri Decoin |
| Producer: | Gustave Jif Adolphe-Abraham Landau |
| Starring: | Michel Simon Gaby Morlay Nadine Alari |
| Music: | Henri Verdun |
| Cinematography: | Jacques Lemare |
| Editing: | Yvonne Martin |
| Studio: | D.U.C. |
| Distributor: | Les Films Fernand Rivers |
| Runtime: | 92 minutes |
| Country: | France |
| Language: | French |
The Lovers of Pont Saint Jean (French: Les Amants du pont Saint-Jean) is a 1947 French comedy drama film directed by Henri Decoin and starring Michel Simon, Gaby Morlay and Nadine Alari.[1] It was entered into the 1947 Cannes Film Festival.[2] It was filmed at the Boulogne Studios in Paris while location shooting took place on the River Rhône. The film's sets were designed by the art director Emile Alex.
Pilou and Augusta are in love, but Augusta's father, the conservative mayor of the city, does not look upon their relationship kindly. His reprobation is directed less at the boy himself than at his parents, Maryse and Alcide Garonne, who are living together unmarried. Pilou and Augusta run away, and the mayor finally accept their union provided that the Pilou's parents regularize their situation through marriage. This they do, but after their marriage, the lovers separate. Finally, Pilou's mother falls and dies on the bank of the Rhone, and Alcide, overwhelmed with grief, throws himself into the river.