I Was an Adventuress (1938)

Original title

J'étais une aventurière

Directed by

Raymond Bernard

Genre

comedy film

Country

France

Runtime

1h 43m

Rating

5.3 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A French woman gets involved in a scheme of deception and romance. She must navigate tricky situations that arise from her double life.

light-heartedcomedicdramaticstylishbreezywhimsicalromanticslightly dated

What happens

I Was an Adventuress (French: J'étais une aventurière) is a 1938 French comedy drama film directed by Raymond Bernard and starring Edwige Feuillère, Jean Murat and Jean-Max. It was remade in 1940 as an American film of the same title. It was part of a growing trend of English-language remakes of major French films. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Léon Barsacq and Jean Perrier. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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