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Jocelyn (1933)

Jocelyn poster
Directed by
Pierre Guerlais
Genre
drama film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 26m
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young man's life gets complicated as the French Revolution upends everything around him. The story follows his struggles with love and duty during a time of great upheaval.

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What happens

Jocelyn is a 1933 French historical drama film directed by Pierre Guerlais and starring Samson Fainsilber, Marguerite Weintenberger and Octave Berthier. It was remade in 1952. It is based on the 1836 novel of the same title by Alphonse de Lamartine set during the French Revolution. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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