Julietta (film) (original) (raw)

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1953 French film

Julietta
Poster
Directed by Marc Allégret
Written by Louise de Vilmorin (novel) Françoise Giroud
Produced by Pierre Braunberger
Starring Dany RobinJean Marais Jeanne Moreau
Cinematography Henri Alekan
Edited by Suzanne de Troeye
Music by Guy Bernard
Productioncompanies Panthéon Productions Arca Films
Distributed by Columbia Films S.A.
Release date 22 November 1953 (1953-11-22)
Running time 99 minutes
Country France
Language French
Box office 2,178,371 admissions (France)[1]

Julietta is a 1953 French romantic comedy film directed by Marc Allégret and starring Dany Robin, Jean Marais and Jeanne Moreau.[2][3] The film was based on a novel of Louise de Vilmorin. In United Kingdom the film was known under the title "Julieta" (Mexico), "Biljett till Paris" (Sweden), "Il peccato di Giulietta" (Italy), "Ștrengărița" (Romania).[4] It was shot at the Billancourt Studios with sets designed by the art director Jean d'Eaubonne.

The film was important in the career of Roger Vadim. His mentor Marc Allegret was directing with Jean Marais to star. Vadim says a week before filming Marais refused to do the movie as he was unhappy with the script. Vadim rewrote the script to the star's satisfaction. The movie was a big success. Vadim and Allegret tried to have Vadim's wife Brigitte Bardot cast as the female lead but the producer went with the better known Dany Robin. However this led to Vadim being given the job of rewriting Naughty Girl which turned Bardot into a star.[5]

  1. ^ "Box Office Figures for Jean Marais films". Box Office Story.
  2. ^ Julietta (1953) at the Films de France
  3. ^ Thissen & Zimmerman p.173
  4. ^ Julietta at IMDb
  5. ^ Vadim, Roger (1986). Bardot, Deneuve, Fonda. Simon and Schuster. p. 77.