By the Window (1948)
Original title: Par la fenêtre
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Gaston, nicknamed Pilou, has left his native village and Yvette, the girl of his heart, to go to Paris where he has found work as a painter. He is a naive good-natured man who, like most of his fellow-workers, favors a little song or two while he works. For the time being he is busy repainting the exterior of a block of flats and, when he does not sing to pass the time, he looks through the windows, observing the tenants in their daily lives. As time goes by, he goes as far as intervening and changing the course of their lives. In the end, despite having found a lookalike of his fiancée, he returns to her.
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BourvilGaston
Suzy DelairYvetteMichèle PhilippeRenée LaforestMona DolBlancheFrance EllysMme Laforest, la mère de Renée
André AlermeRené DupuyJean Barrère
Paul FaivreFrédéric MuniéFrance Ellys
Yvette AndréyorMovie DNA
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What is By the Window about?
Gaston, nicknamed Pilou, has left his native village and Yvette, the girl of his heart, to go to Paris where he has found work as a painter. He is a naive good-natured man who, like most of his fellow-workers, favors a little song or two while he works. For the time being he is busy repainting the exterior of a block of flats and, when he does not sing to pass the time, he looks through the windows, observing the tenants in their daily lives. As time goes by, he goes as far as intervening and changing the course of their lives. In the end, despite having found a lookalike of his fiancée, he returns to her.
How long is By the Window?
By the Window has a runtime of 85 minutes.