André Roussin

André Roussin, (22 January 1911 – 3 November 1987), was a French playwright. Born in Marseille, he was elected to the Académie française on 12 April 1973. Source: Article "André Roussin" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

The Curtain Rises (1938)

François, Cécilia and Isabelle are students of the drama class of the Conservatoire led by Professor Lambertin. François is in love with Isabelle who also loves him, but he is pursued by Cecilia, his former mistress. Cécilia commits suicide staging the suicide like ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marc Allégret
CAST:  Claude Dauphin  •  Janine Darcey  •  Louis Jouvet  •  Odette Joyeux

François, Cécilia and Isabelle are students of the drama class of the Conservatoire led by Professor Lambertin. François is in love with Isabelle who also loves him, but he is pursued by Cecilia, his former mistress. Cécilia commits suicide staging the suicide like ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marc Allégret
CAST:  Claude Dauphin  •  Janine Darcey  •  Louis Jouvet  •  Odette Joyeux

The Bohemian Life (1945)

Four young friends share the carefree, cheerfulness, laughter and dances of Bohemian life. Rodolphe the painter, Alexandre Chaunard the composer, Colline the philosopher, as well as Marcel and his friend Musette. Mimi, a romantic young girl, falls in love with Rodolphe.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marcel L'Herbier
CAST:  Maria Denis  •  Louis Jourdan  •  Gisèle Pascal  •  Alfred Adam

Four young friends share the carefree, cheerfulness, laughter and dances of Bohemian life. Rodolphe the painter, Alexandre Chaunard the composer, Colline the philosopher, as well as Marcel and his friend Musette. Mimi, a romantic young girl, falls in love with Rodolphe.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marcel L'Herbier
CAST:  Maria Denis  •  Louis Jourdan  •  Gisèle Pascal  •  Alfred Adam

La grande marnière (1945)

A rich peasant, Carvajan, seeks revenge on the castellan, Clairefont, with whom he had a serious conflict. Their respective children, Antoinette and Pascal, meet and fall in love with each other. Robert de Clairefont, Antoinette's brother, unjustly accused of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean de Marguenat
CAST:  Fernand Ledoux  •  Jean Chevrier  •  Ginette Leclerc  •  Micheline Francey

A rich peasant, Carvajan, seeks revenge on the castellan, Clairefont, with whom he had a serious conflict. Their respective children, Antoinette and Pascal, meet and fall in love with each other. Robert de Clairefont, Antoinette's brother, unjustly accused of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean de Marguenat
CAST:  Fernand Ledoux  •  Jean Chevrier  •  Ginette Leclerc  •  Micheline Francey

Paris Waltz (1950)

A fictitious biography of Jacques Offenbach and Hortense Schneider.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marcel Achard
CAST:  Yvonne Printemps  •  Pierre Fresnay  •  Jacques Charon  •  Noëlle Norman

A fictitious biography of Jacques Offenbach and Hortense Schneider.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marcel Achard
CAST:  Yvonne Printemps  •  Pierre Fresnay  •  Jacques Charon  •  Noëlle Norman

The Ostrich Has Two Eggs (1957)

A father discovers one day that one of his sons is a homosexual and the other, is the "gigolo" of a Japanese countess. He is first horrified, but finally accepts the situation because it brings him economical advantages.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Denys de La Patellière
CAST:  Pierre Fresnay  •  Simone Renant  •  Georges Poujouly  •  Mady Berry

A father discovers one day that one of his sons is a homosexual and the other, is the "gigolo" of a Japanese countess. He is first horrified, but finally accepts the situation because it brings him economical advantages.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Denys de La Patellière
CAST:  Pierre Fresnay  •  Simone Renant  •  Georges Poujouly  •  Mady Berry

Les oeufs de l'autruche (1972)

In one shocking moment, a conservative bigot finds out that one of his adult sons is gay and the other is the kept "boy toy" of a wealthy Japanese widow. Predictably, his first reaction is overreaction.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pierre Sabbagh
CAST:  André Roussin  •  Max Amyl  •  Simone Renant  •  Germaine de France

In one shocking moment, a conservative bigot finds out that one of his adult sons is gay and the other is the kept "boy toy" of a wealthy Japanese widow. Predictably, his first reaction is overreaction.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pierre Sabbagh
CAST:  André Roussin  •  Max Amyl  •  Simone Renant  •  Germaine de France