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Jenny (1936)
director of photography:
Roger Hubert
cast:
Françoise Rosay, Albert Préjean, Lisette Lanvin, Charles Vanel, Roland Toutain, Sylvia Bataille, Jean-Louis Barrault, Robert Le Vigan
director:
Marcel Carné
running time:
104 min.
writer:
Jacques Prévert, Jacques Constant
synopsis
When her fiancé breaks off their engagement, Danielle leaves London and returns to her mother, Jenny, in Paris. With her business partner Benoît, Jenny runs what appears to be a respectable nightclub it is in fact a place where wealthy men can buy the favours of attractive young women. Oblivious to her mother's professional and personal life, Danielle meets a handsome young man named Lucien, and falls in love with him not realising that he is Jenny's lover...
When her fiancé breaks off their engagement, Danielle leaves London and returns to her mother, Jenny, in Paris. With her business partner Benoît, Jenny runs what appears to be a respectable nightclub it is in fact a place where wealthy men can buy the favours of attractive young women. Oblivious to her mother's professional and personal life, Danielle meets a handsome young man named Lucien, and falls in love with him not realising that he is Jenny's lover...
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