Movie

Jenny (1936)

• September 18, 1936
• 1h 44m

• Drama
• Romance

Overview

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...

Director

Marcel Carné

Writers

Jacques Constant, Jacques Prévert, Pierre Rocher

Starring

Françoise Rosay, Albert Préjean, Lisette Lanvin