Miquette

1940 1h 40m FR

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

Comedy

Synopsis

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Miquette is a young woman whose beauty and vivacity increase the clientele of her mother's tobacco shop. A Barrymoresque actor believes that Miquette has star potential, but he hasn't sufficient capital to finance her theatrical debut. He manages to get the money by practicing a bit of genteel blackmail on an aging marquis who has romantic designs on the heroine.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Lilian Harvey
Miquette Grandier
Lucien Baroux
Monchablon
André Lefaur
Le marquis de la Tour-Mirande
Daniel Clérice
Urbain de la Tour-Mirande
Marguerite Pierry
Madame Grandier
Léon Belières
Lahirel
Suzanne Dantès
Mademoiselle Émilienne
Daniel Gélin

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jean Boyer
Languages: French
Countries: France

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ERA

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86 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jean Boyer, shot by Marc Bujard. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Georges Van Parys. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Louisette Hautecœur shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Lilian Harvey and Lucien Baroux and André Lefaur carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0163750 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Jean Boyer directs. Marc Bujard behind the camera. Georges Van Parys scores. Louisette Hautecœur cuts. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

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Things worth knowing

186 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Jean Boyer, shot by Marc Bujard. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Georges Van Parys. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Louisette Hautecœur shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Lilian Harvey and Lucien Baroux and André Lefaur carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0163750 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.