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The Woman from the End of the World

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The Woman from the End of the World
Directed byJean Epstein
Written byJean Epstein
Based onThe Woman from the End of the World by Alain Serdac
Produced byGilbert Renault-Decker
StarringCharles Vanel
Jean-Pierre Aumont
Germaine Rouer
CinematographyJoseph Braun
Paul Cotteret
Enzo Riccioni
Edited byHenriette Caire
Music byJean Wiener
Production
company
Films Renault-Decker
Distributed bySociété de Films Osso
Release date
  • 19 January 1938 (1938-01-19)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

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.

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References

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  1. ^ Rège p.365
  2. ^ Oscherwitz & Higgins p.156
  3. ^ https://www.unifrance.org/film/4097/la-femme-du-bout-du-monde

Bibliography

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  • 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.
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