The Woman from the End of the World

The Woman from the End of the World
Directed by	Jean Epstein
Written by	Jean Epstein
Based on	The Woman from the End of the World by Alain Serdac
Produced by	Gilbert Renault-Decker
Starring	Charles Vanel Jean-Pierre Aumont Germaine Rouer
Cinematography	Joseph Braun Paul Cotteret Enzo Riccioni
Edited by	Henriette Caire
Music by	Jean Wiener
Production company	Films Renault-Decker
Distributed by	Société de Films Osso
Release date	19 January 1938 (1938-01-19)
Running time	87 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

The Woman from the End of the World (French: La femme du bout du monde) is a 1938 French drama film directed by Jean Epstein and starring Charles Vanel, Jean-Pierre Aumont and Germaine Rouer. ^{[1] [2] [3]} It is based on a novel of the same title by Alain Serdac. Location shooting took place on the island of Ushant off Brittany. The film's sets were designed by the art director Roger Berteaux.

Cast

• Charles Vanel as Durc, l'officier mécanicien
• Jean-Pierre Aumont as Lt. Robert Jacquet
• Germaine Rouer as Anna
• Alexandre Rignault as Bourrhis, le maître d'équipage
• Philippe Richard as Capt. Sueur
• Andrée Servilanges as Andrée
• Edmond Beauchamp as Charley
• Georges Douking as Planque
• Jacky Vilmont as Jimmy
• Robert Le Vigan as Arlanger, l'armateur
• Paul Azaïs as Radio Molinier

References

1. Rège p.365
2. Oscherwitz & Higgins p.156
3. "La Femme du bout du monde de Jean Epstein (1937) - Unifrance".

Bibliography

• Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1935–1939. Pygmalion, 1986.
• Crisp, Colin. Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929–1939. Indiana University Press, 2002.
• Oscherwitz, Dayna & Higgins, MaryEllen. The A to Z of French Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
• Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

• The Woman from the End of the World at IMDb