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The Curtain Rises (1938)

The Curtain Rises poster
Original title
Entrée des artistes
Directed by
Marc Allégret
Genre
comedy drama, crime film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 39m
Rating
7.8 of 10 from 22 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman studying acting gets caught up in a crime involving her classmates and a famous actor. The story follows her connections and the complications that arise in the theater world of Paris.

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What happens

The Curtain Rises (French: Entrée des artistes) is a 1938 French crime film directed by Marc Allégret and starring Louis Jouvet, Claude Dauphin and Odette Joyeux. It was shot at the Epinay Studios in Paris and on location around the city. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Jacques Krauss and Alexandre Trauner. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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