School for Coquettes (1935 film)

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School for Coquettes
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Directed by Pierre Colombier
Written by
Starring
Cinematography Michel Kelber
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company
Distributed byPathé Distribution
Release date
27 September 1935
Running time
105 minutes
CountryFrance
Language French

School for Coquettes (French: L'école des cocottes) is a 1935 French comedy film directed by Pierre Colombier and starring Raimu, André Lefaur and Renée Saint-Cyr. [1] It is based on the 1918 play School for Coquettes by Marcel Gerbidon and Paul Armont. In Edwardian Paris, a young working-class girl attends an academy which teaches her the arts of a coquette to enable her to rise in society.

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The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Colombier. Future star Ginette Leclerc had a small supporting role.

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References

  1. Oscherwitz & Higgins p.242

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