La Vie parisienne (1936 film)

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Parisian Life
Directed by Robert Siodmak
Written by
Produced by Seymour Nebenzal
Starring
Cinematography
Edited by Ernest Hajos
Production
company
Distributed by Gaumont Film Company
Release date
22 January 1936
Running time
95 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Parisian Life (French:La Vie parisienne) is a 1936 French musical film directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Max Dearly, Conchita Montenegro and George Rigaud. [1]

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The film was made by Nero Film, run by the émigré producer Seymour Nebenzal. It is based on the opera La Vie parisienne. The film's sets were designed by Jacques Colombier. A separate English-language version, called Parisian Life , was also produced. The production was not a success, causing financial problems for the company.

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References

  1. Bock & Bergfelder p.447

Bibliography

La Vie parisienne at IMDb