Fantasy ·Romance ·Comedy · France · 1946 · 1h 37m

Sylvia and the Ghost

Sylvie et le fantôme

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Director
Claude Autant-Lara
Cast
Odette Joyeux as Sylvie François Périer as Ramure, thief Jean Desailly as Frederick Jacques Tati as Ghost of Alain de Francigny Pierre Larquey as Baron Edouard Julien Carette as Hector, butler
Crew
Philippe Agostini — Director of Photography Madeleine Gug — Editor René Cloërec — Original Music Composer Jean Aurenche — Screenplay André Paulvé — Producer Jacques Krauss — Production Design
Synopsis

A teenager becomes fixated on a painting of the handsome suitor who died in a duel for her grandmother's love. On her sixteenth birthday, her father hires three men who pretend to be the ghost of the suitor to entertain her. Little do they know, the ghost of the suitor himself is roaming the castle halls.

Mood & Themes
supernaturalcastleromanceghost
Key Collaborators
Claude Autant-Lara Director Philippe Agostini Director of Photography Madeleine Gug Editor René Cloërec Original Music Composer Jean Aurenche Screenplay André Paulvé Producer Jacques Krauss Production Design Christian Dior Costume Design
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