Lilac

5.6
19321h 30m

Also known as Lilac, this early Anatole Litvak-directed talkie was based on a play by Tristan Bernard and Charles Henry Hirsch. The story bears traces of the Bertold Brecht-Weill piece The Threepenny Opera, with heroine Lilac (Marcelle Romeo) consorting with the criminal scum of Paris. Lilac falls in love with a handsome detective (Andre Luguet), but he doesn't let his emotions stand in the way of his duty, and in the end he reluctantly turns her over to the authorities. At $120,000, Coeur de Lilas was one of the most expensive movies to come out of France in 1931, but it more than made back its cost at the box-office.

Cast

Photo of Marcelle Romee

Marcelle Romee

Coeur de Lilas

Photo of André Luguet

André Luguet

André Lucot

Photo of Fréhel

Fréhel

La Douleur

Photo of Jean Gabin

Jean Gabin

Martousse

Photo of Georges Paulais

Georges Paulais

le juge d'instruction

Photo of Fernandel

Fernandel

le garçon d'honneur

Photo of Madeleine Guitty

Madeleine Guitty

Mme. Charignoul

Photo of Pierre Labry

Pierre Labry

Charignoul

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