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The City of Lights (1938)

The City of Lights poster
Original title
La Cité des lumières
Directed by
Jean de Limur
Genre
drama film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 36m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A love story set in Paris where a young woman and a man from different social classes meet and fall for each other. The film follows their relationship as they face obstacles from family and society.

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What happens

The City of Lights (French: La Cité des lumières) is a 1938 French drama film directed by Jean de Limur and starring Madeleine Robinson, Daniel Lecourtois, and Claire Gérard. The film's sets were designed by art director Émile Duquesne. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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