Falbalas (1945)

Director:

Jacques Becker

Writers:

Maurice Aubergé (adaptation)
Maurice Aubergé (screenplay)

Release Date:

24 noviembre 1946 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Plot:

Philippe Clarence, a famous Parisian dressmaker, seduces his friend's fiancee. But, for the 1st time in his life, this is for real. The film is also a sharp picture of the fashion world.

Plot Keywords:

Melodrama | Dressmaker | Fashion | Seduction | Suicide

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Once out in the sticks,now in the chic world of fashion.

Cast

Raymond Rouleau	...	Philippe Clarence
Micheline Presle	...	Micheline Lafaurie
Jean Chevrier	...	Daniel Rousseau
Gabrielle Dorziat	...	Solange
Jeanne Fusier-Gir	...	Paulette
Françoise Lugagne	...	Anne-Marie
Christiane Barry	...	Lucienne
Rosine Luguet	...	Cousin
Yolande Bloin
Eveline Volney	...	Employee
Maria Carld
François Joux	...	Murier
Georges Roullet
Marc Doelnitz	...	Cousin

También conocida como:

Paris Frills (USA)

Duración:

95 min

País:

France

Idioma:

French

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sonido:

Mono

Clasificación:

Finland:K-16 | USA:Approved | Sweden:15

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

Company:

Essor Cinématographique Français

Movie Connections:

Featured in Falbalas de Jean-Paul Gaultier, Les (2004) (TV)

Once out in the sticks,now in the chic world of fashion.

"Falbalas" in Becker's career,is the follow-up to "Goupi Mains-Rouges". The second one took place in a very peasant milieu,the former introduces Philippe,a Parisian top designer,as well as a heartbreaker.(Raymond Rouleau who would direct "les sorcières de Salem",from Arthur Miller with Yves Montand and Simone Signoret)The two works could not be more different,and it's hard to believe they were made by the same director.

So the Don Juan falls in love with his friend Daniel's Micheline (Micheline Presles) and seduces her.But she will discover how selfish and frivolous he is and she will leave him.He realizes that he did love her deeply and it's too late.

Here lies the connection between "Falbalas" and "Goupi mains rouges".Philippe becomes mad ,dances with a dummy dressed up as a bride.This recalls Goupi-Tonkin,one character of the precedent work,but it's not as convincing:Philippe's lunacy appears too abruptly,in a totally unexpected way,whereas Goupi-Tonkin's one grows little by little to a stunning and logical final.

Thanks to the two leads,"Falbalas " is nevertheless a commendable work. The best is the documentary side,the depiction of the fashion world.And even if the ending seems unlikely,Becker has such a fine way of filming it!