La Dame aux Camélias, la vraie

Overview

The film was produced and directed by Gratien Gélinas, who also plays the lead role of Fridolin, and who also wrote the screenplay. It is of course a parody of the novel by Alexandre Dumas fils, La dame aux camélias . As the press noted in 1942: “…the work is a real revenge of Quebec popular culture on French classical culture” or even “ Fridolin sticks his tongue out at France!”. The film is like a bomb. We must not forget that at the time of the premiere, Gratien Gélinas was one of the most influential authors in the province. His plays were performed in French in Quebec, and in English across Canada.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 1942

Original language

French

Spoken languages

French

Countries

Canada

Cast

Juliette Béliveau,Julien Lippé,Gratien Gélinas,Fred Barry

Director

Gratien Gélinas

Writer

Gratien Gélinas

Producer

Gratien Gélinas

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt8286906