The Curtain Rises
(1938)

"I was seventeen, I'm not anymore because you are and seventeen is not for everyone at the same time!"

Released: 1938-10-06

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1938, France, Paris, at the Superior Conservatory of Dramatic Art ("Conservatoire Supérieur d'Art Dramatique"). The first-year entrance exams are in full swing. Many applicants, few accepted. Isabelle (Janine Darcey) is one of the few chosen. She joins former students from the second and third years, including François (Claude Dauphin) and Cécilia (Odette Joyeux). They attend the drama class run by Professor Lambertin (Louis Jouvet). The young people, passionate and eager to become comedians, clash in tumultuous love affairs, because by dint of acting, they imagine that life is a farce. François, for example, is in love with Isabelle, who also loves him, but is pursued by Cecilia, his former mistress... "Put art in your life and life in your art!"

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Louis Jouvet

as M. Lambertin, professeur au Conservatoire

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Claude Dauphin

as François Polti

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Janine Darcey

as Isabelle Didier

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Odette Joyeux

as Cécilia Prieur

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Bernard Blier

as Pescani, un élève du Conservatoire

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Madeleine Lambert

as Mme Élisabeth Prieur, mère de Cécilia

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Roger Blin

as Dominique, le gardien du château de la famille de Cécilia

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Mady Made

as Denise

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Babita Soren

as Norah Storm

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André Brunot

as Fernand Grenaison, l'oncle d'Isabelle

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Madeleine Geoffroy

as Mme Fernande Grenaison, épouse de Fernand

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Henri Busquet

as L'appariteur du Conservatoire

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Georges Pally

as Marty, le patron du café

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Marcel Lupovici

as Le tragédien (non crédité)

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Gaby André

as Mireille, une élève du Conservatoire

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Hélène Dassonville

as Une élève du Conservatoire

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Sanda Dancovici

as Une élève du Conservatoire

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Anita Daene

as Une élève du Conservatoire

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Georges Leblond

Sound Engineer

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Christian Matras

Director of Photography

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Ernest Bourreaud

Camera Operator

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Georges Jouanne

Production Director

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Georges Auric

Original Music Composer

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Henri Pecqueux

Set Photographer

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Roger Kahan

Set Photographer

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Lucien Pinoteau

General Manager

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Jean Huet

Assistant Director

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Louis Gendre

Assistant Director

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Ernest Bourreaud

Director of Photography

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