For an Evening

1931 film
  • Jean Gabin
  • Colette Darfeuil
  • Georges Melchior
Production
company
Union des Producteurs de Films
Distributed byVictoria Cinéma
Release date
  • 12 January 1934 (1934-01-12)
Running time
77 minutesCountryFranceLanguageFrench

For an Evening (French: Pour un soir) is a 1931 French drama film directed by Jean Godard and starring Jean Gabin, Colette Darfeuil and Georges Melchior.[1] The film's full release was significantly delayed and only reached cinemas in early 1934. Some scenes were shot at the Le Lido cabaret, then at its pre-war location on the Champs-Élysées.

Synopsis

A sailor on shore leave from Toulon encounters a Parisian singer on holiday in St Tropez. They begin a romance but for her it is just a casual adventure while he becomes obsessed with her in a downward spiral that eventually leads him to commit suicide.

Cast

  • Colette Darfeuil as Stella Maris
  • Jean Gabin as Jean
  • Georges Melchior
  • Guy Ferrant
  • Cilly Andersen
  • Jacqueline Ford
  • Régine Dhally

References

  1. ^ Harriss p.195

Bibliography

  • Harriss, Joseph. Jean Gabin: The Actor Who Was France. McFarland, 2018.

External links

  • For an Evening at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata


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