Thomas the Impostor
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| Directed by | Georges Franju |
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| Based on | A novel by Jean Cocteau[2] |
| Produced by | Eugene Lepicier[2] |
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| Cinematography | Marcel Fradetal[2] |
| Edited by | Gilbert Natot[2] |
| Music by | Georges Auric[2] |
Production company | Filmel[2] |
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Running time | 93 minutes[2] |
| Country | France[1][2] |
Thomas the Impostor (French: Thomas l'imposteur) is a 1965 French drama film directed by Georges Franju and starring Emmanuelle Riva, Fabrice Rouleau, Sophie Dares, Jean Marais and Charles Aznavour. It is based on a novel of the same name by Jean Cocteau.
Plot
The film is set during World War I, as Paris is expected to fall to the Germans. The Princesse de Bormes, a widow, helps wounded soldiers by evacuating them from the front and bringing them to her villa in Paris for medical care. However, the authorities will not give the Princess and the soldiers passes to return to Paris. The situation changes when an innocent 16-year-old boy, Guillaume Thomas de Fontenoy, joins the authorities and is mistaken as the nephew of the popular General de Fontenoy. Thomas is able to use his position of posing as the general's nephew to cut through the red tape, in order to help the Princess. She is entranced by Thomas, and her daughter, Henriette, falls in love with him. However, Thomas feels impelled to see more war action. Later, he is caught behind enemy lines when he is moved with a military unit into the heat of battle.
Cast
- Emmanuelle Riva – Princesse de Bormes
- Jean Servais – Pasquel-Duport
- Fabrice Rouleau – Guillaume Thomas de Fontenoy
- Sophie Darès – Henriette
- Michel Vitold – Dr. Vernes
- Charles Aznavour
- Jean-Roger Caussimon – Bishop
- Edouard Dermithe – Captain Roy
- Hélène Dieudonné – Thomas' aunt
- Gabrielle Dorziat – Cartomancienne
- Bernard Lavalette – Dr. Gentil
- Jean Magis – Pagot
- Jean Marais – Narrator (voice)
- André Méliès – Elderly man at the ball
- Jean Ozenne
- Christian Scheyder – Young priest
- Édith Scob – Nurse
- Rosy Varte – Mme. Valiche
Release
Thomas the Impostor was released in France on 5 May 1965.[1]
Reception
In a contemporary review from the
References
- ^ a b "Thomas l'imposteur (1964) Georges Franju" (in French). films.bifi.fr. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- ^ Monthly Film Bulletin. Vol. 33, no. 387. British Film Institute. p. 57.
External links
- Thomas l'imposteur at IMDb
- Thomas l'imposteur at AllMovie
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