Rose-France
About Rose-France
Lauris Dudley Gold, an American played by Jaque Catelain, is convalescing on the Côte d'Azur and is engaged to Franciane Roy, played by Claude-France Aïssé. She is sent a rose by someone who does not sign it. Lauris turns suspicious and starts to look into it. The picture was produced as patriotic propaganda.
Cast & crew
More about Rose-France
Marcel L'Herbier wrote and directed. Anatole Thiberville photographed it. Georges Lepape, Jaque Catelain, and Donatien are credited with the décor. French Wikipedia lists 70 minutes. A Fondation Jérôme Seydoux-Pathé screening used a 59-minute restoration. Byron Kuhn is in the cast. IMDb dates a release of June 27, 1919.
Themes
Background
Shot for the wartime propaganda office and released in 1919, with an American convalescent on the Côte d'Azur as the suspicious fiancé.
Look
Anatole Thiberville photographed the convalescence and the unsigned rose that starts Lauris's search.
Preservation
A CNC restoration has been screened by the Fondation Jérôme Seydoux-Pathé.
Notes
- The heroine's name on the cast list is Franciane Roy, not Rose.
- Catelain plays Lauris and is also credited on the décor.
- The Pathé foundation calls the film a work of patriotic propaganda.
- A restored screening copy runs 59 minutes, against the 70-minute listing.
Scenes
- Franciane is handed a rose with no name on it, and Lauris starts asking questions.
Also available
- Internet Archive (silent-rose-france)
