À la belle frégate (1943)

Director:

Albert Valentin

Writers:

Charles Spaak (dialogue), Charles Spaak (screenplay)

Stars:

Michèle Alfa, René Dary, René Lefèvre

Cast

Credited cast:
Michèle Alfa	...	Yvonne
René Dary	...	René
René Lefèvre	...	Jean
Julien Carette	...	Pierre
Raymond Aimos	...	Le muet (as Aimos)
Mila Parély	...	Jeanne
Paul Azaïs	...	Félix
Suzanne Dantès	...	Madame Juliette
Henri Nassiet	...	Victor
Yves Deniaud	...	(as Deniaud)
Jean Rigaux
René Génin
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Geneviève Beau
Maurice Bringo
Rivers Cadet

Storyline

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

1 April 1943 (France)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Regina Films, Régina

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

User Reviews

Sail on sailors

In Valentin's filmography ,"A la Belle Fregate " came just before his two greatest achievements "Marie-Martine" and "La Vie de PLaisir".It is not nearly as good as those.

It's a sailors' story;they often sail away and when they return ,the first thing they do is searching girls.One of them -Jean- is shy and he does not know how to go with women.One day ,he meets Yvonne and falls in love with her.But ,alas ,she prefers his good friend René.Another suitor ,Pierre ,owns the "A la Belle Fregate" cafe where Yvonne works as a waitress.

There are two or three colorful scenes:the fair where they used to buy gingerbread pigs on which they wrote their love's name with sugar,now a thing of the past; the quarrel in the streets between respectable well-meaning and "liberal" middle age people;Madam(e )Juliette ,pretending she is helping Yvonne (cause her motto would be "help your fellow man" !) and trying to make her an "entraineuse" for less-than -handsome guests.

Albert Valentin's touch can hardly be felt here,except maybe in the conclusion: the virtuous generous guy is a loser whereas the selfish bon vivant takes it all.