Two Pennies Worth of Violets explained

Two Pennies Worth of Violets
Director:Jean Anouilh
Producer:François Chavane
Marius Franay
Jean Le Duc
Alain Poiré
Starring:Dany Robin
Georges Baconnet
Madeleine Barbulée
Cinematography:Maurice Barry
Editing:Jean Feyte
Studio:Cinéphonic
Société Générale de Gestion Cinématographique
Francinex
Distributor:Gaumont Distribution
Runtime:98 minutes
Country:France

Two Pennies Worth of Violets (French: Deux sous de violettes) is a 1951 French drama film directed by Jean Anouilh and starring Dany Robin, Georges Baconnet and Madeleine Barbulée.[1] It was one of two films directed by the dramatist Anouilh along with Traveling Light (1944). It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Léon Barsacq.

Synopsis

Thérèse is a young flower seller in Paris who has had a hard life with an unsympathetic family. Her encounters with men are also tragic as they prove to be either predatory or abandon her when she needs them most.

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Notes and References

  1. Oscherwitz & Higgins p.376