Movie

Lucrèce (1943)

• December 15, 1943
• 1h 33m

• Drama

Overview

Lucrèce, a famous actress, is bothered first, then flattered by the passionate testimonies of love given to her by François, a 12th grade student infatuated with her. Taking pity on the boy, Lucrèce decides to heal him of his madness and with this in mind she invites him for a working holiday on her farm. Instead, she falls in love with the cherub. At a time, her young lover grows so jealous of her that he attempts suicide. The mature actress then understands that their love story is going nowhere. She will remain alone while François will forget her.

Director

Léo Joannon

Writers

Solange Térac, Claude-André Puget, Georges Neveux

Starring

Edwige Feuillère, Pierre Jourdan, Jean Tissier