The Lace Wars
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| Directed by | René Clair |
| Written by | René Clair |
| Starring | Jean-Pierre Cassel Philippe Avron Marie Dubois |
| Cinematography | Alexandru David Daniel Diot Grigore Ionescu Christian Matras |
| Edited by | Louisette Hautecoeur |
| Music by | Georges Van Parys |
Production companies | Gaumont International Studioul Cinematografic Bucuresti |
| Distributed by | Gaumont Distribution |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Countries | France Romania |
| Language | French |
The Lace Wars (French: Les fêtes galantes) is a 1965 French-Romanian historical comedy film directed by René Clair and starring Jean-Pierre Cassel, Philippe Avron and Marie Dubois.[1] It was the final film of Clair's over forty year career.
Plot
In the 18th century, as the army of Prince de Beaulieu lays siege on the fortress of Marechal d'Allenberg, a young princess sends a soldier out of the fortress to go find her lover.
Cast
- Jean-Pierre Cassel as Jolicoeur
- Philippe Avron as Thomas
- Marie Dubois as Divine - la actrice
- Geneviève Casile as Hélène - la princesse
- Jean Richard as Le Prince de Beaulieu
- György Kovács as Le Maréchal d'Allenberg
- Fory Etterle
- Elena Caragiu
- Adela Marculescu
- Melania Cârje
- Florin Vasiliu
- Christian Baratier as Frédéric
- Jean Payen
- Alfred Adam as Le sergent Bel-Oeil
- Matei Alexandru
- Lucia Amram
- Mircea Balaban
- Michael Berechet
- Mihai Mereuta
- Dem Radulescu
- Grigore Vasiliu-Birlic
References
- ^ McGerr p. 208.
Bibliography
- Celia McGerr. René Clair. Twayne Publishers, 1980.
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