The Scarlet Bazaar

The Scarlet Bazaar
Directed by	Paul Mesnier
Written by	Paul Mesnier Francis Vincent-Bréchignac
Produced by	André Mallet Jacques Panhaleux Guillaume Radot Hubert Vincent-Bréchignac
Starring	Albert Préjean Andrée Servilanges Jean Tissier
Cinematography	Georges Million
Edited by	Émilienne Nelissen
Music by	Maurice Thiriet
Production company	Union Technique Cinematographique
Distributed by	Les Films Ti Breiz
Release date	23 April 1947 (1947-04-23)
Running time	85 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

The Scarlet Bazaar (French: La kermesse rouge) is a 1947 French historical drama film directed by Paul Mesnier and starring Albert Préjean, Andrée Servilanges and Jean Tissier.^[1] It was shot at the Buttes-Chaumont Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Marcel Magniez.

Synopsis

The film portrays the fictional rivalry between two painters, a man and wife, that concludes with an incident based on a real-life 1897 fire in Paris.

Main cast

• Albert Préjean as Claude Sironi
• Andrée Servilanges as Agnès Bonnardet-Sironi
• Jean Tissier as René de Montbriant
• Germaine Kerjean as Mme Bonnardet
• Lucas Gridoux as L'antiquaire
• Émile Drain as Le révérend dominicain
• Léon Arvel as M. Bonnardet
• Hélène Tossy as Tante Élisabeth
• Marthe Mellot as Rose de St-Aubin
• Nina Myral as Éléonore de St-Aubin
• Marcelle Rexiane as La gouvernante
• Colette Régis as La duchesse d'Alençon

References

1. Burnett p.62

Bibliography

• Burnett, Colin. The Invention of Robert Bresson: The Auteur and His Market. Indiana University Press, 2016.

External links

• The Scarlet Bazaar at IMDb