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The Curtain Rises

""I was seventeen, I'm not anymore because you are and seventeen is not for everyone at the same time!""

1938, France, Paris, at the Superior Conservatory of Dramatic Art ("Conservatoire Supérieur d'Art Dramatique"). The first-year entrance exams are in full swing. Many applicants, few accepted. Isabelle (Janine Darcey) is one of the few chosen. She joins former students from the second and third years, including François (Claude Dauphin) and Cécilia (Odette Joyeux). They attend the drama class run by Professor Lambertin (Louis Jouvet). The young people, passionate and eager to become comedians, clash in tumultuous love affairs, because by dint of acting, they imagine that life is a farce. François, for example, is in love with Isabelle, who also loves him, but is pursued by Cecilia, his former mistress... "Put art in your life and life in your art!"

Top Cast

  • Louis Jouvet

    Louis Jouvet

    M. Lambertin, professeur au Conservatoire

  • Claude Dauphin

    Claude Dauphin

    François Polti

  • Janine Darcey

    Janine Darcey

    Isabelle Didier

  • Odette Joyeux

    Odette Joyeux

    Cécilia Prieur

  • Bernard Blier

    Bernard Blier

    Pescani, un élève du Conservatoire

  • Robert Pizani

    Robert Pizani

    Jérôme

  • Madeleine Lambert

    Madeleine Lambert

    Mme Élisabeth Prieur, mère de Cécilia

  • Roger Blin

    Roger Blin

    Dominique, le gardien du château de la famille de Cécilia

  • Mady Made

    Mady Made

    Denise

Overview

1938, France, Paris, at the Superior Conservatory of Dramatic Art ("Conservatoire Supérieur d'Art Dramatique"). The first-year entrance exams are in full swing. Many applicants, few accepted. Isabelle (Janine Darcey) is one of the few chosen. She joins former students from the second and third years, including François (Claude Dauphin) and Cécilia (Odette Joyeux). They attend the drama class run by Professor Lambertin (Louis Jouvet). The young people, passionate and eager to become comedians, clash in tumultuous love affairs, because by dint of acting, they imagine that life is a farce. François, for example, is in love with Isabelle, who also loves him, but is pursued by Cecilia, his former mistress... "Put art in your life and life in your art!"

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