The Law of Spring

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The Law of Spring
The Law of Spring.jpg
Directed by Jacques Daniel-Norman
Written byJacques Daniel-Norman
Alfred Machard
Based onThe Law of Spring by Lucien Nepoty
Produced byCamille Trachimel
Starring Huguette Duflos
Pierre Renoir
Alice Field
Cinematography Christian Matras
Edited byMireille Bessette
Music by Vincent Scotto
Production
company
Les Films Camille Trachimel
Distributed byConsortium du Film
Release date
  • 20 May 1942 (1942-05-20)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryFrance
Language French

The Law of Spring (French: La loi du printemps) is a 1942 French comedy film directed by Jacques Daniel-Norman and starring Huguette Duflos, Pierre Renoir and Alice Field. [1] It is based on the 1912 play of the same title by Lucien Nepoty. [2] The film's sets were designed by the art director Roland Quignon.

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Synopsis

When widower Frédéric Villaret marries the widowed Jeanne, their respective children come to live in the same house. They discover that they dislike their half-siblings, and a series of family quarrels ensue.

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