The Woman from the End of the World (French: La femme du bout du monde) is a 1938 French drama film directed by Jean Epstein and starring Charles Vanel, Jean-Pierre Aumont and Germaine Rouer.[1][2][3] It is based on a novel of the same title by Alain Serdac. Location shooting took place on the island of Ushant off Brittany. The film’s sets were designed by the art director Roger Berteaux.
Cast
- Charles Vanel as Durc, l’officier mécanicien
- Jean-Pierre Aumont as Lt. Robert Jacquet
- Germaine Rouer as Anna
- Alexandre Rignault as Bourrhis, le maître d’équipage
- Philippe Richard as Capt. Sueur
- Andrée Servilanges as Andrée
- Edmond Beauchamp as Charley
- Georges Douking as Planque
- Jacky Vilmont as Jimmy
- Robert Le Vigan as Arlanger, l’armateur
- Paul Azaïs as Radio Molinier
References
- ^ Rège p.365
- ^ Oscherwitz & Higgins p.156
- ^ “La Femme du bout du monde de Jean Epstein (1937) – Unifrance”.
Bibliography
- Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1935–1939. Pygmalion, 1986.
- Crisp, Colin. Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929–1939. Indiana University Press, 2002.
- Oscherwitz, Dayna & Higgins, MaryEllen. The A to Z of French Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
- Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.