The Law of Spring

The Law of Spring
Directed by	Jacques Daniel-Norman
Written by	Jacques Daniel-Norman Alfred Machard
Based on	The Law of Spring by Lucien Nepoty
Produced by	Camille Trachimel
Starring	Huguette Duflos Pierre Renoir Alice Field
Cinematography	Christian Matras
Edited by	Mireille Bessette
Music by	Vincent Scotto
Production company	Les Films Camille Trachimel
Distributed by	Consortium du Film
Release date	20 May 1942 (1942-05-20)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

The Law of Spring (French: La loi du printemps) is a 1942 French comedy film directed by Jacques Daniel-Norman and starring Huguette Duflos, Pierre Renoir and Alice Field.[1] It is based on the 1912 play of the same title by Lucien Nepoty.[2] The film's sets were designed by the art director Roland Quignon.

Synopsis

When widower Frédéric Villaret marries the widowed Jeanne, their respective children come to live in the same house. They discover that they dislike their half-siblings, and a series of family quarrels ensue.

Cast

• Huguette Duflos as Jeanne Villaret
• Pierre Renoir as Frédéric Villaret
• Alice Field as Hélène Harlay
• Maï Bill as Fanine Villaret
• Marguerite Deval as Tante Léonie
• Yves Furet as Georges Burdan
• René Génin as Firmin
• Philippe Richard as Louis
• Monique Dubois as Jeannette
• Jean-Jacques as Le petit garçon d'Hélène
• Colette Laurent as Antoinette
• Marguerite Ducouret as Mélanie
• Gilbert Gil as Hubert Villaret
• Georges Rollin as Richard Burdan
• Julien Maffre as Canard
• Violette France as Mlle Richepaille
• Louis Blanche as Le président
• Suzanne Yorelle as Mme Gatinais
• Paulette Paule as Mme Courtin-Lamothe
• Jacques Derives as Un invité
• Louis Seigner as Le docteur
• Madame Rolande as Baronne de Marcheville
• Hélène Briand as Mme Morillon
• Michèle Calvi as Lucienne Desfargeot
• Hélène Petit as Mme Desfargeot
• Loulou Reyne as Mme Beauvision
• Denise Noël as Amélie

References

1. Rège p.280
2. Goble p.342

Bibliography

• Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: encyclopédie des films, 1940–1950. Pygmalion, 1986
• Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
• Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

• The Law of Spring at IMDb