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La vocation d'André Carel (1925)

La vocation d'André Carel poster
Original title
La Vocation d'André Carel
Directed by
Jean Choux
Genre
drama film, silent film, romance film
Country
France, Switzerland
Runtime
1h 36m
Rated
12
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A young man navigates his career and romantic life in the Swiss Alps. The film follows his choices between work and love in a quiet, scenic setting.

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What happens

The Vocation of André Carel (French: La vocation d'André Carel) is a 1925 French-Swiss silent comedy drama film directed by Jean Choux and starring Stéphane Audel, Blanche Montel and Michel Simon. It was shot at the Cité Elgé Studios in Paris and on location in the Alpine resort towns of Evian and Montreux in Switzerland. It is also known by the alternative title La Puissance du travail. It was the director's debut film, and also featured an early screen appearance from Simon who would go on to be a mainstay of French cinema over the following decades. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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