The Beautiful Adventure

The Beautiful Adventure (1942)

La Belle Aventure

On the very day of his wedding, Valentin Le Barroyer sees the one he was to marry fly away. Hélène has always loved her cousin André, to the great displeasure of her aunt who had combined the failed marriage. The two lovers take refuge in the Dordogne at the home of Hélène's grandmother who believes them to be really husband and wife. Valentin finds the young couple too late, he only has to console himself with a friend of Hélène's.

Date of release
1942-12-20
TMDB
9.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
1h 32m
Genres
Comedy
Director
Marc Allégret

Casting

Interesting facts

The Beautiful Adventure is a 1942 French romantic comedy film directed by Marc Allégret and starring Claude Dauphin, Micheline Presle and Louis Jourdan. It is based on 1913 play of the same name by Gaston Arman de Caillavet, Robert de Flers and Étienne Rey. It was shot at the Victorine Studios in Nice. The film's sets were designed by the art director Paul Bertrand.

Production

The film was shot in September–October 1942 in Nice. However it was not released until after the Liberation of France due to the ban on the films of Claude Dauphin after he joined the Free French.

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