Drama · France · 1953 · 45m

The Crimson Curtain

Le Rideau cramoisi

The Crimson Curtain poster
Director
Alexandre Astruc
Cast
Anouk Aimée as Albertine Jean-Claude Pascal as L'officier Marguerite Garcya as Albertine's mother Jim Gérald as Albertine's father Yves Furet as
Crew
Eugen Schüfftan — Director of Photography Jean Mitry — Editor Alexandre Astruc — Writer Jules-Amédée Barbey d'Aurevilly — Novel Sacha Kamenka — Producer Mayo — Production Design
Synopsis

A twenty year old Anouk Aimée stars as Albertine, the daughter of a bourgeois couple who house a young officer during the Napoleonic wars. Newly promoted, the officer (Jean-Claude Pascal) is quartered by a dull bourgeois couple who treat him with a cold politeness bordering on indifference.

Key Collaborators
Alexandre Astruc Director Eugen Schüfftan Director of Photography Jean Mitry Editor Alexandre Astruc Writer Jules-Amédée Barbey d'Aurevilly Novel Sacha Kamenka Producer Mayo Production Design Jean Mitry Costume Design
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