DÉFENSE DU CINÉMA FRANÇAIS
Prod.: [PCF] 35mm. D.: 22’. Bn.
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T. it.: Italian title. T. int.: International title. T. alt.: Alternative title. Sog.: Story. Scen.: Screenplay. F.: Cinematography. M.: Editing. Scgf.: Set Design. Mus.: Music. Int.: Cast. Prod.: Production Company. L.: Length. D.: Running Time. f/s: Frames per second. Bn.: Black e White. Col.: Color. Da: Print source
Film Notes
The protest movement of the unions of directors, screenplay writers, and film technicians against the Blum-Byrnes agreement of May 28, 1946, considered dangerous for the survival of French film with the arrival of American films on French screens after the war. First part (sound): Micheline Presle, Marcelle Derrien and François Périer organize a fundraising event for the children of film technicians; Gaston Modot and Serge Reggiani act out a parody of Le Mystère de la chambre jaune. Second part (sound): protest march from la Madeleine to Place de la République, January 5, 1948, against the Blum-Byrnes agreement; Yves Deniaud’s call for defending French film in 1949.