Paradis perdu
Film

Paradis perdu

1940 · 82 min · ★ 6.4 · Dir. Abel Gance

In pre-World Ward I in Paris, a budding artist, Pierre LeBlanc, falls in love and marries Janine, a dressmaker's assistant. Pierre has a flair for designing clothes, and he and his bride live in a blissful paradise, until the war breaks out and he becomes a soldier. Janine dies in childbirth and, no longer desiring to live, Pierre volunteers for a dangerous patrol behind German lines. While recuperating in the hospital from a wound he received on the mission, Pierre spends his time drawing sketches of dresses. He becomes rich and famous after the war. Years later, after devoting himself to his daughter, Pierre seeks a marriage with a girl no older than his daughter. A conflict develops and to ensure his daughter's happiness, Pierre sacrifices his own plans.

Starring

Fernand Gravey
Fernand Gravey
Pierre Leblanc
Micheline Presle
Micheline Presle
Janine et Jeannette
Robert Le Vigan
Robert Le Vigan
Edouard Bordenave
Elvira Popescu
Elvira Popescu
Sonia Vorochine
André Alerme
André Alerme
le couturier Raoul Calou
Monique Rolland
Laurence Aubujan
Robert Pizani
Robert Pizani
Le couturier Bernard Lesage
Jane Marken
Jane Marken
Madame Bonneron - la concierge
Marcel Delaître
Marcel Delaître
Le capitaine
Les Bluebell Girls
Les girls à l'inauguration de la Marie-Galante
Gérard Landry
Gérard Landry
Gérard Aubujan
Nicolas Amato
Le chanteur du 14 juillet
Gaby André
Gaby André
Irène (uncredited)
Edmond Beauchamp
Le facétieux
Jean Brochard
Jean Brochard
Un soldat (uncredited)
René Bergeron
René Bergeron
Bar cashier
Myno Burney
Myno Burney
Rivers Cadet
Rivers Cadet
Le vaguemestre (uncredited)