Romance of Paris

{{short description|1941 film}} {{Infobox film | name =Romance of Paris | image =File:Romance of Paris.jpg | caption = | director = Jean Boyer | producer = Adrien Remaugé | writer =Jean Boyer | based_on = | starring =Charles Trenet <br> Jean Tissier <br> Yvette Lebon | music = Georges Van Parys | cinematography = Christian Matras | editing = Louisette Hautecoeur | studio = Pathé Consortium Cinéma | distributor =Pathé Consortium Cinéma | released ={{Film date|1941|10|03|df=yes}} | runtime = 110 minutes | country = France | language = French | budget = }} '''''Romance of Paris''''' (French: '''''Romance de Paris''''') is a 1941 French musical film directed by Jean Boyer and starring Charles Trenet, Jean Tissier and Yvette Lebon.<ref>Ratković p.6</ref><ref>Burch & Sellier p.135</ref> The film was shot at the Francoeur Studios in Paris. It was produced and distributed by Pathé.

==Synopsis== Georges Gauthier is the son of a singer who made his mother unhappy and then abandoned them. Because of this she raises him away from the world of entertainment, but it is his blood and her performs in the cafes of Paris in the evenings under an assumed name. He keeps this a secret from both his mother and his fiancée.

==Cast== * Charles Trenet as Georges Gauthier * Jean Tissier as Jules * Yvette Lebon as Jeannette * Sylvie as Madame Gauthier * Jacqueline Porel as Madeleine * Germaine Lix as Madame Lourmel * Robert Le Vigan as Monsieur Lormel * Fred Pasquali as Nicolas, the impresario * Maurice Teynac as Maurice * Albert Broquin as the theatre technical manager * André Alerme as Cartier, the director * Georges Bever as an accordion player * Raymond Bussières as a player * Léonce Corne as a waiter * Lucienne Vigier<ref>{{Cite web |title=Romance de Paris (Jean Boyer, 1941) – La Cinémathèque française |url=https://www.cinematheque.fr/film/47083.html |access-date=2023-11-08 |website=www.cinematheque.fr |language=fr}}</ref>

== References == {{Reflist}}

==Bibliography== * Bertin-Maghit, Jean Pierre. ''Le cinéma français sous Vichy: les films français de 1940 à 1944''. Revue du Cinéma Albatros, 1980. * Burch, Noël & Sellier, Geneviève. ''The Battle of the Sexes in French Cinema, 1930–1956''. Duke University Press, 2013. * Ratković, Milan. ''Bouquinistes of Paris''. L'AGE D'HOMME, 2000.

== External links == * {{IMDb title|id=0152223}}

Category:1941 films Category:1941 French-language films Category:1941 musical films Category:French musical films Category:Films directed by Jean Boyer Category:Pathé films Category:Films set in Paris Category:Films shot at Francoeur Studios Category:1941 French films Category:Films scored by Georges Van Parys Category:French-language musical films