Casts & Crew
Yvonne Printemps
Hélène Séverac, la femme de Jean et amoureuse du docteur Auburtin
Pierre Fresnay
Jean Séverac, le mari d'Hélène
Roger Pigaut
Le docteur Bernard Auburtin
Marguerite Pierry
La tante Marthe Cazanier
Jacques Castelot
Le docteur Yvame
Charles Vissières
Le docteur Jacquier
Charles Lemontier
M. Lebourgeon, un envoyé de l'institut pour le vote
Guy Favières
Le colonel Rivière
Frédéric Mariotti
Un palefrenier
Odette Barancey
La bonne du docteur Auburtin
Christiane Delacroix
La bonne
Henri Niel
M. Gilles, un envoyé de l'institut pour le vote
Also Directed by Georges Lacombe
In 1928, Georges Lacombe, then assistant to René Clair, filmed the ragpickers who lived in the "zone". As his camera was stationary, he took particular care over the framing and he offers the viewer a document that is imbued with both realism and poetry. We even see the once-famous cancan dancer "La Goulue", sunk into poverty at the end of her life. - MHEU
After an accident, Raymond has gone blind. His family treats him like a child, but fortunately a nun comes to his rescue. She works in a center where blind people learn to read using the Braille alphabet.
Young conductor Roberto Lombardini has never known his father who is actually a former musician, a failed piano player who has sunk into alcoholism.
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