Whirlpool of Desire
| Whirlpool of Desire | |
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Release dates | 15 March 1935 (France) 28 November 1939 (US) |
Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Whirlpool of Desire (French: Remous) is a 1935 French
.Synopsis
A newlywed couple suffer tragedy when the husband is seriously injured in a car accident.
Cast
- Jeanne Boitel as Jeanne Saint-Clair - the Wife
- Jean Galland as Henry Saint-Clair - the Husband
- Maurice Maillot as Robert Vanier, the Lover
- Diana Sari as Paulette, Madame Gardane's daughter
- Lyne Clevers as Mademoiselle Lydia
- Jean Kolb as The Doctor
- Robert Arnoux as Pierre
- Françoise Rosay as Madame Gardane
Censorship
In November 1939, the film was released in the U.S. by
Miracle Decision
(1952) overturning film censorship in the U.S.
From
New York Board of Regents who, on April 14, disapproved application for a license. Arthur Garfield Hays
, counsel for Mayer and Burstyn at yesterday's proceedings, ridiculed the objections of Irwin Esmond and the Regents to certain scenes, pointing out that the film was French and would appeal only to an educated audience. Counsel for the Regents based his plea on the film's theme of sex-frustration, arguing that it would be unwise public policy to show it to all classes of people."
In November 1939, Mayer and Burstyn released the film in the U.S. as Whirlpool of Desire. Film censorship in the United States was not overturned until the U.S. Supreme Court case, Joseph Burstyn, Inc. v. Wilson (the "Miracle Decision") in 1952.
See also
- Film censorship in the United States
- Arthur Mayer
- Joseph Burstyn
- Miracle Decision(1952)
- Mutual Film Corporation v. Industrial Commission of Ohio(1915)
References
- ^ Andrew p.151
Bibliography
- Dudley Andrew. Mists of Regret: Culture and Sensibility in Classic French Film. Princeton University Press, 1995.
External links
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