The Law of Spring

{{short description|1942 film}} {{Infobox film | name = The Law of Spring | image = The Law of Spring.jpg | caption = | director =Jacques Daniel-Norman | producer = Camille Trachimel | based_on =''The Law of Spring'' by Lucien Nepoty | writer = Jacques Daniel-Norman<br> Alfred Machard | narrator = | starring = Huguette Duflos <br> Pierre Renoir <br> Alice Field | music = Vincent Scotto | cinematography = Christian Matras | editing = Mireille Bessette | studio = Les Films Camille Trachimel | distributor = Consortium du Film | released = {{Film date|1942|05|20|df=y}} | runtime = 100 minutes | country = France | language = French | budget = | gross = }} '''''The Law of Spring''''' (French: '''''La loi du printemps''''') is a 1942 French comedy film directed by Jacques Daniel-Norman and starring Huguette Duflos, Pierre Renoir and Alice Field.<ref>Rège p.280</ref> It is based on the 1912 play of the same title by Lucien Nepoty.<ref>Goble p.342</ref> The film's sets were designed by the art director Roland Quignon.

==Synopsis== When widower Frédéric Villaret marries the widowed Jeanne, their respective children come to live in the same house. They discover that they dislike their half-siblings, and a series of family quarrels ensue.

==Cast== * Huguette Duflos as Jeanne Villaret * Pierre Renoir as Frédéric Villaret * Alice Field as Hélène Harlay * Maï Bill as Fanine Villaret * Marguerite Deval as Tante Léonie * Yves Furet as Georges Burdan * René Génin as Firmin * Philippe Richard as Louis * Monique Dubois as Jeannette * Jean-Jacques as Le petit garçon d'Hélène * Colette Laurent as Antoinette * Marguerite Ducouret as Mélanie * Gilbert Gil as Hubert Villaret * Georges Rollin as Richard Burdan * Julien Maffre as Canard * Violette France as Mlle Richepaille * Louis Blanche as Le président * Suzanne Yorelle as Mme Gatinais * Paulette Paule as Mme Courtin-Lamothe * Jacques Derives as Un invité * Louis Seigner as Le docteur * Madame Rolande as Baronne de Marcheville * Hélène Briand as Mme Morillon * Michèle Calvi as Lucienne Desfargeot * Hélène Petit as Mme Desfargeot * Loulou Reyne as Mme Beauvision * Denise Noël as Amélie

== References == <references/>

== Bibliography == * Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. ''Histoire du cinéma français: encyclopédie des films, 1940–1950''. Pygmalion, 1986 * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. * Rège, Philippe. ''Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1''. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

== External links == * {{IMDb title|0193300}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Law of Spring}} Category:1942 films Category:1942 comedy films Category:French comedy films Category:1942 French-language films Category:Films directed by Jacques Daniel-Norman Category:French black-and-white films Category:1942 French films Category:French films based on plays Category:Films scored by Vincent Scotto