Thirteen Days of Love

Thirteen Days of Love
Directed by	Louis Valray
Written by	Anne Valray Louis Valray
Produced by	Louis Valray
Starring	Colette Darfeuil Samson Fainsilber Simone Renant
Cinematography	Georges Million
Music by	Jacqueline Batell
Production companies	A.V. Films Les Films Indépendants
Distributed by	Cinédis
Release date	24 May 1935 (1935-05-24)
Running time	83 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Thirteen Days of Love (French: Escale) is a 1935 French drama film directed by Louis Valray and starring Colette Darfeuil, Samson Fainsilber and Simone Renant. ^{[1] [2]} The film's sets were designed by the art directors Jacques Krauss and Jean Lafitte.

Synopsis

Jean, a naval officer falls in love with Eva the mistress of a smuggler. However, although she is attracted towards the honourable Jean, she finds herself drawn back into the arms of her lover Dario when the naval officer is away at sea.

Cast

• Colette Darfeuil as Eva
• Samson Fainsilber as Dario
• Simone Renant as Marcelle
• Pierre Nay as Jean
• Serge Arola as René
• Féral Benga as Zama
• Darlo as Zaphiro, le rasta
• Frédéric Mariotti as Giuseppi, le Sicilien
• Parmeline as Hervé, le capitaine
• Sylmia as La chanteuse
• Papin as La commère
• Altiani as Pietri, le colon
• Jacques Jou-Jerville as Le brigadier des douanes
• Dupont as Le juge d'instruction
• Fernande Saala as Suzie
• Suzy Solidor as Chanteuse de 'La Belle Escale'

References

1. Neupert p.205
2. Bessy & Chirat p.96

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.
• Neupert, Richard. French Film History, 1895–1946. University of Wisconsin Pres, 2022.
• Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

• Thirteen Days of Love at IMDb