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Jocelyn (1952)

Jocelyn poster
Directed by
Jacques de Casembroot
Genre
drama film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 32m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young man and a young woman fall in love during the French Revolution. Their relationship is tested by the social turmoil of the era.

historicalromanticmelancholicformalatmosphericperiod

What happens

Jocelyn is a 1952 French historical drama film directed by Jacques de Casembroot and starring Jean Desailly, Simone Valère and Jean Vilar. It is set during the French Revolution. It is based on the 1836 novel of the same title by Alphonse de Lamartine, which had previously been made into a 1933 film. The film's sets were designed by the art director Raymond Nègre. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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