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The Crimson Curtain (1953 film)

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Directed by
  
Alexandre Astruc

Starring
  
Anouk Aimée

Initial release
  
6 March 1953

Screenplay
  
Alexandre Astruc

Awards
  
Louis Delluc Prize

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Produced by
  
Sacha Kamenka

Narrated by
  
Yves Furet

Director
  
Alexandre Astruc

Music director
  
Jean-Jacques Grunenwald

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Written by
  
Alexandre Astruc Jules Amédée Barbey d'Aurevilly

Music by
  
Jean-Jacques Grunenwald

Cast
  
Anouk Aimée, Jean‑Claude Pascal, Jim Gérald, Yves Furet, Marguerite Garcya

Similar
  
Bad Liaisons, One Life, Prey for the Shadows, La Longue marche, Head Against the Wall

The Crimson Curtain (French: Le Rideau cramoisi) is a 1953 French short film directed by Alexandre Astruc. It was screened at the 1952 Cannes Film Festival, but not entered into the competition.

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Plot

A young military officer is a tenant in the house of wealthy citizens. He admires their daughter, who eventually makes his dreams come true by spending the night with him. They have a secret love affair. But as surprisingly as she indulged him, she dies in his arms. Desperate, the officer rides away.

Cast

  • Anouk Aimée as Albertine
  • Marguerite Garcya as Albertine's mother
  • Jim Gérald as Albertine's father
  • Jean-Claude Pascal as the officer
  • References

    The Crimson Curtain (1953 film) Wikipedia