Drama · France · 1942 · 1h 32m

Love Letters

Lettres d'amour

Director

Cast

Odette Joyeux as Zélie Fontaine François Périer as François de Portal Simone Renant as Prefect Hortense de la Jacquerie Jacqueline Champi as Marinette Jean Parédès as Désiré Ledru Ariane Murator as Charlotte

Crew

Philippe Agostini — Director of Photography Yvonne Martin — Editor Maurice Yvain — Original Music Composer Maurice Blondeau — Writer Jean Aurenche — Writer Denise Tual — Producer

Synopsis

A plucky businesswoman agrees to receive love letters to a prefect’s wife from a young official, and soon finds herself embroiled in a scandal that inflames a town’s class tensions.

Key Collaborators

Claude Autant-Lara Director Philippe Agostini Director of Photography Yvonne Martin Editor Maurice Yvain Original Music Composer Maurice Blondeau Writer Jean Aurenche Writer Denise Tual Producer Roland Tual Producer Robert Dumesnil Production Design Christian Dior Costume Design

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