Affairs of Maupassant (1935)
"Tagebuch der Geliebten" (original title)

A story of the romance of Maria Baschkirtzeff and Guy de Maupassant beginning with their first meeting leading to other meetings and the development of their ill-fated romance.

Director:

Henry Koster

Writers:

Marie Bashkirtseff (book), Felix Jackson (story),

Stars:

Lili Darvas, Hans Jaray, S.Z. Sakall

Cast

Credited cast:
Lili Darvas	...	Maria Baschkirtzeff
Hans Jaray	...	Guy de Maupassant
S.Z. Sakall	...	Dr. Walitzky (as Szöke Szakall)
Attila Hörbiger	...	Bassieux
Anna Kallina	...	Marias Mutter
Etha von Storm	...	Jenny
Adolf E. Licho	...	Excellenz (as A.E. Licho)
Silvia de Bettini	...	Germaine (as Sylvia de Bettini)
Frida Richard	...	Die Wahrsagerin
Robert Klein-Lörk
Sári Károlyi	...	(as Carola Caroli)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Karl Ehmann
Ernest Janssen
Sigurd Lohde
John Mylong	...	(as Jack Mylong-Münz)

Storyline

A story of the romance of Maria Baschkirtzeff and Guy de Maupassant beginning with their first meeting leading to other meetings and the development of their ill-fated romance.

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Plot Keywords:

tuberculosis | illness | paris france | art teacher | historical fiction | 

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Genres:

Romance

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Certificate:

Passed

Details

Country:

Austria

Language:

German

Release Date:

11 February 1938 (USA)

Also Known As:

Affairs of Maupassant

Company Credits

Production Co:

Melodia-Film, Panta-Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Tobis-Klangfilm)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The producers wanted an Italian version of the picture, but as "looping" had not been invented, an entire Italian cast was hired. As soon as a scene was finished in German, the cast was replaced by the Italian cast, in identical wardrobe, and the whole scene was recreated in Italian.

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Connections

Version of Affairs of Maupassant (1935)

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Soundtracks

"In Paris sind die Frau'n ein Erlebnis..."
Composed by Paul Abraham
Lyrics by Fritz Rotter

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