| The Lucky Star | |
| Director: | Jean Boyer |
| Producer: | Jean Jeannin |
| Starring: | Fernandel Janine Darcey René Génin |
| Music: | Roger Dumas |
| Studio: | Optimax Films |
| Distributor: | Les Films Minerva |
| Runtime: | 90 minutes |
| Country: | France |
The Lucky Star (French: La bonne étoile) is a 1943 French comedy film directed by Jean Boyer and starring Fernandel, Janine Darcey and René Génin.[1] [2] It was shot at the Boulogne Studios in Paris during the German Occupation. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Jacques Dumesnil and Robert Dumesnil.
Auguste, a simple fisherman from Provence, is secretly in love with Mireille the niece of one of his neighbours. She is friendly towards him, but has eyes only for Maurice, a wealthy fishmonger's son from Marseille who seduces and then abandons her. Not aware of this, she confides to Auguste who travels to Marseille in order to try and track him down.