Pierre and Jean (1943)

Original title

Pierre et Jean

Directed by

André Cayatte

Genre

drama film

Country

France

Runtime

1h 12m

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two brothers compete for their mother's love and a family inheritance, which brings hidden secrets to the surface.

melancholicintrospectiveslow-burnfamily-dramabroodingemotionally tensecoastal-setting

What happens

Pierre and Jean (French: Pierre et Jean) is a 1943 French drama film directed by André Cayatte and starring Renée Saint-Cyr, Noël Roquevert and Jacques Dumesnil. It is based on the novel Pierre and Jean by Guy de Maupassant. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios and Neuilly Studios in Paris and on location in Gournay-sur-Marne. The film's sets were designed by the art director Andrej Andrejew. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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