Monsieur Vincent
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| Monsieur Vincent | |
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Lopert Pictures (1948 US release) | |
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Running time | 111 min. |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Monsieur Vincent is a 1947 French film about
The Vatican placed it amongst their 1995 list of films under the category of Religion due to its thematic nature.[1]
Pierre Fresnay portrayed Vincent.
Plot
The film depicts the life of Vincent de Paul, the 17th-century priest and charity worker. It depicts his struggle to help the poor in the face of obstacles, such as the Black Death.
Cast
- Pierre Fresnay as Vincent de Paul, priest
- Aimé Clariond as Cardinal Richelieu
- Jean Debucourt as Philippe-Emmanuel de Gondi, Count of Joigny
- Lise Delamare as Françoise Marguerite de Silly, Madame de Gondi
- Germaine Dermoz as Queen Anne of Austria
- Gabrielle Dorziat as President Goussault
- Pierre Dux as Chancellor Séguier
- Yvonne Gaudeau as Louise de Marillac
- Jean Carmet as Father Portail
- Michel Bouquet as Tuberculosis sufferer
- Gabrielle Fontan as The elder deaf woman of the presbytery of Châtillon
- Robert Murzeau as Monsieur Besnier
- Gabriel Gobin as A servant of Monsieur Besnier
- Claude Nicot as A page of M. Besnier
- Marcel Pérès as La Pogne, crippled former soldier
- Francette Vernillat as The little girl
- Georges Vitray as The Count of Châtillon
- Véra Norman as Mademoiselle de Châtillon, the Count's daughter
- Geneviève Morel as Marguerite Naseau
- Ginette Gaubert as One of the lady benefactresses
- Renée Thorel as One of the lady benefactresses
- Marcel Vallée as The administrator of the hospices
- Paul Demange as A sacristan with foundling children
- Paul Faivre as A sacristan with foundling children
- Guy Favières as A bastard beggar / Poor man near the fireplace
- André Dumas as Cardinal Graziani
- Jeanne Hardeyn as Madeleine, a sister of charity
- Joëlle Janin as Jeanne, the young novice sister
- Maurice Marceau as A poor man
- Maximilienne as A devotee to the church
- Marthe Mellot as The old woman who overeats
- Alice Reichen as The landlady
- Nicole Riche as The landlady's daughter
- Jean Rougerie as A poor man
- René Stern as An abbot with Madame de Gondi
- Charles Gérard as A convict
- Georges Cerf
- Yvonne Claudie
- Jean Favre-Bertin
- Harry-Max
- Robert Le Béal
- Max Rogerys
- Tony Taffin
- Jean-Marc Tennberg
- Victor Vina
Production
Guy Lefranc was assistant director on the movie.
Awards
- 1947 : Volpi Cup for Best Actor at Venice Film Festival
- 1947 : The film wins the Grand prix of French Cinema[2]
- 1947 : Nominated for Golden Lion for Maurice Cloche
- 1948 : Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film
- 1949 : Nominated for the British Academy Film Awards for best film
- 1949 : Prize for the best film awarded by the Belgian film press
- 1950 : Nominated at
References
- ^ Greydanus, Steven. "The Vatican Film List". Retrieved 26 May 2023.
- ISBN 9780253017024.. For more information see French Wikipedia page fr:Grand prix du cinéma français
- ^ Hollywood Foreign Press Association. "Promoting International Understanding". www.goldenglobes.com. Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Retrieved 13 October 2019.. For more information see French Wikipedia page fr:Golden Globe de la meilleure promotion pour l'entente internationale
- ^ Hollywood Foreign Press Association. "Monsieur Vincent". www.goldenglobes.com. Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
External links
- Monsieur Vincent at IMDb
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