Lilac (1932)
Cœur de Lilas
Also known as Lilac, this early Anatole Litvak-directed talkie was based on a play by Tristan Bernard and Charles Henry Hirsch. The story bears traces of the Bertold Brecht-Weill piece The Threepenny Opera, with heroine Lilac (Marcelle Romeo) consorting with the criminal scum of Paris. Lilac falls in love with a handsome detective (Andre Luguet), but he doesn't let his emotions stand in the way of his duty, and in the end he reluctantly turns her over to the authorities. At $120,000, Coeur de Lilas was one of the most expensive movies to come out of France in 1931, but it more than made back its cost at the box-office.
- Date of release
- 1932-03-13
- TMDB
- 5.9 / 10 (12)
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Genres
- Crime
- Director
- Anatole Litvak
Casting
- Marcelle Romee — Coeur de Lilas
- André Luguet — André Lucot
- Fréhel — La Douleur
- Jean Gabin — Martousse
- Lydie Villars — La Crevette
- Fordyce — Mme Darny
- Marcel Delaître — Mr Darny
- Georges Paulais — le juge d'instruction
- Paul Amiot — Merlu
- Fernandel — le garçon d'honneur
- Madeleine Guitty — Mme. Charignoul
- Carlotta Conti — Mme. Novion
Interesting facts
Lilac is a 1932 French crime drama film directed by Anatole Litvak and starring Marcelle Romée, André Luguet and Jean Gabin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Serge Piménoff.
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