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Véréna's Wedding
Véréna's Wedding
Directed by	Jacques Daroy
Written by	Lisa Wenger (novel) ; Emil Balmer ; Claude Revol
Produced by	Felix Beaujon ; Benjamin Kady
Starring	Jeanne Boitel ; Pierre Larquey ; Gina Manès
Cinematography	Raoul Aubourdier
Edited by	Max Eschig
Music by	Pierre Vellones
Production; company	Les Producteurs Associés
Distributed by	Films Champion
Release date	19 October 1938;
Running time	87 minutes
Countries	France ; Switzerland
Language	French

Véréna's Wedding (French: Le mariage de Véréna) is a 1938 French-Swiss drama film directed by Jacques Daroy and starring Jeanne Boitel, Pierre Larquey and Gina Manès.^[1] ^[2] The film's sets were designed by the art director Raymond Tournon. It was shot at studios in Place de Clichy in Paris and on location around the Mürren and Grindelwald. It is also known by the alternative title La bâtarde.

Synopsis

Véréna is seduced by a man who then does not marry her. She gives birth to a daughter and spends the next twenty years devoting herself to bringing her up properly.

Cast

Jeanne Boitel as Véréna Rainer
Pierre Larquey as Gustave Peters
Gina Manès as Marianne - 'la Noiraude'
France Ellys as Mlle Peters
Janine Borelli as Rési à 18 ans
René Daix as Sepp
Mady Berry as Elisa
Lucien Gonnot as Dr. Schwarz
Gérard Férat as Le fiancé de Rési
Marie Finally as May à 18 ans
Monique Romey as La fille de la 'la Noiraude'
Odette Talazac as Fermière

References

^ https://www.unifrance.org/film/36351/le-mariage-de-verena-ou-la-batarde
^ Rège p.285

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.
Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.