Pleasures of Paris

1952 film
  • 21 November 1952 (1952-11-21)
Running time
90 minutesCountriesFrance
GermanLanguagesFrench
West German

Pleasures of Paris (French: Plaisirs de Paris) is a 1952 French-West German musical comedy film directed by Ralph Baum and starring Lucien Baroux, Jean Parédès and Geneviève Page. [1] [2] It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris and on location around the city. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Jean d'Eaubonne and Georges Wakhévitch. A separate German-language version Beautiful Night (German: Traumschöne Nacht) was also produced.

Synopsis

A young composer has written a new revue but struggles to get it performed. He meets a famous music hall performer but mistakes her for a flower girl.

Cast

French version

German version

References

  1. ^ Bessy & Chirat p.190
  2. ^ Rège p.66

Bibliography

  • Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1951-1955. Pygmalion, 1989.
  • Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
  • French version at IMDb
  • German version at IMDb
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