Keep an Eye on Amelia
Keep an Eye on Amelia (French: Occupe-toi d'Amélie) is a 1949 French-Italian period comedy film directed by Claude Autant-Lara and starring Danielle Darrieux and Jean Desailly and Grégoire Aslan. It is based on the 1908 play of the same name by Georges Feydeau, set in Belle Époque Paris. It is one of a number of film adaptations to be made of the story.[1] It was entered into the 1949 Cannes Film Festival.[2] It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Max Douy.
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| Directed by | Claude Autant-Lara |
| Produced by | Pierre Gurgo-Salice Georges Legrand |
| Written by | Georges Feydeau (play) Jean Aurenche Pierre Bost |
| Starring | Danielle Darrieux Jean Desailly Grégoire Aslan |
| Music by | René Cloërec |
| Cinematography | André Bac |
| Edited by | Madeleine Gug |
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| Distributed by | Lux Film |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | France Italy |
| Language | French |
Cast
- Danielle Darrieux as Amélie
- Jean Desailly as Marcel
- Louise Conte as Irène
- Julien Carette as Pochet
- André Bervil as Étienne
- Grégoire Aslan as Le prince (as Aslan)
- Roland Armontel as Le général Koschnadieff (as Armontel)
- Victor Guyau as Van Putzeboom
- Charles Dechamps as Le maire
- Marcelle Arnold as La dame en mauve
- Lucienne Granier as Palmyre
- Colette Ripert as Charlotte
- Paul Demange as Moilletu
- Albert Michel as Un spectateur (as Albert-Michel)
References
- Goble p.891
- "Festival de Cannes: Keep an Eye on Amelia". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 10 January 2009.
Bibliography
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
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