Little Red Riding Hood (1930)
"Le petit chaperon rouge" (original title)

This is 1929: the little red riding hood is still with us and her life is more complicated than ever. She still has to go through the forest and she once again comes up against a wolf. This... See full summary »

Director:

Alberto Cavalcanti

Writers:

Alberto Cavalcanti (loose adaptation), Charles Perrault (tale "Le petit chaperon rouge"),

Stars:

Catherine Hessling, Jean Renoir, André Cerf

Cast

Cast overview:
Catherine Hessling	...	Le petit Chaperon rouge
Jean Renoir	...	Compère le Loup
André Cerf	...	Le notaire
Paul Quevedo	...	Le jeune premier
Marcel La Montagne	...	Le fermier
Odette Talazac	...	La fermière
Pierre Prévert	...	Le parrain / La fille au crâne rasé / La petite vieille
Viviane Clarens	...	Une petite fille
Pola Illéry	...	Une petite fille
Amy Wells	...	Une jeune fille / La maman / La vendeuse de journaux
William Aguet	...	La vieille fille anglaise
G. Nekrassof	...	La grand-mère
Raymond Guérin-Catelain

Storyline

This is 1929: the little red riding hood is still with us and her life is more complicated than ever. She still has to go through the forest and she once again comes up against a wolf. This time around the big bad wolf has become a lecherous tramp who keeps stalking the girl trying to wolf her down ... in his own way of course.

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

14 May 1930 (France)

Also Known As:

Little Red Riding Hood

Filming Locations:

Bourron-Marlotte, Seine-et-Marne, France

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

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Connections

Referenced in Un compositeur pour le cinéma: Maurice Jaubert (1985)

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