La Vie parisienne (1936 film)

Parisian Life
Directed by	Robert Siodmak
Written by	Henri Meilhac (libretto) Ludovic Halevy (libretto) Michel Carré Benno Vigny Emeric Pressburger Marcel Carné
Produced by	Seymour Nebenzal
Starring	Max Dearly Conchita Montenegro George Rigaud
Cinematography	Michel Kelber Armand Thirard
Edited by	Ernest Hajos
Production company	Nero Film
Distributed by	Gaumont Film Company
Release date	22 January 1936
Running time	95 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Parisian Life (French:La Vie parisienne) is a 1936 French musical film directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Max Dearly, Conchita Montenegro and George Rigaud.

The film was made by Nero Film, run by the émigré producer Seymour Nebenzal. It is based on the opera La Vie parisienne. The film's sets were designed by Jacques Colombier. A separate English-language version, called Parisian Life, was also produced. The production was not a success, causing financial problems for the company.

Cast

• Max Dearly as Ramiro Mendoza
• Conchita Montenegro as Helenita
• George Rigaud as Jacques Mendoza
• Christian-Gérard as Georges
• Germaine Aussey as Simone
• Marcelle Praince as Liane d'Ysigny
• Bergeol
• Valentine Camax
• Roger Dann
• Maurice Devienne
• Gaston Dupray
• Enrico Glori
• Jacques Henley
• Richard Lamy
• Georges Morton
• Jean Périer
• Claude Roussell
• Germaine Sablon
• Sinoël
• Michèle Morgan as Extra
• Austin Trevor as Don Joâo

Bibliography

• Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.

External links

La Vie parisienne at IMDb