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Faubourg Montmartre (1931)

Faubourg Montmartre poster
Directed by
Raymond Bernard
Genre
drama film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 55m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two sisters live in a poor suburb of Paris and work hard to get by. They face money problems and personal conflicts that test their bond.

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What happens

Montmartre (French: Faubourg Montmartre) is a 1931 French drama film directed by Raymond Bernard and starring Gaby Morlay, Line Noro and Florelle. Two sisters struggle to stay above water in the poverty-stricken suburbs of Paris. It was a remake of a 1925 silent film Montmartre that had also starred Morlay. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Colombier. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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