| Monsieur Vincent | |
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 Cover of the Timeless Multimedia VHS edition | |
| Directed by | Maurice Cloche |
| Written by | Jean Anouilh Jean Bernard-Luc |
| Produced by | Viscount George de la Grandiere |
| Starring | Pierre Fresnay Aimé Clariond |
| Cinematography | Claude Renoir |
| Edited by | Jean Feyte |
| Music by | Jean-Jacques Grünenwald |
| Distributed by | L'Alliance Générale de Distribution Cinématographique (1947 French release) Lopert Pictures (1948 US release) |
Release date |
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Running time | 111 min. |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Monsieur Vincent is a 1947 French film about Vincent de Paul. In 1949, it won an honorary Academy Award as the best foreign language film released in the United States in 1948. The Vatican placed it amongst their 1995 list of films under the category of Religion due to its thematic nature.[1] Pierre Fresnay portrayed Vincent.
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Plot
The film depicts the life of Vincent de Paul, the 17th-century priest and charity worker. It depicts his struggle to help the poor in the face of obstacles, such as the Black Death.
Cast
- Pierre Fresnay as Vincent de Paul, priest
- Aimé Clariond as Cardinal Richelieu
- Jean Debucourt as Philippe-Emmanuel de Gondi, Count of Joigny
- Lise Delamare as Françoise Marguerite de Silly, Madame de Gondi
- Germaine Dermoz as Queen Anne of Austria
- Gabrielle Dorziat as President Goussault
- Pierre Dux as Chancellor Séguier
- Yvonne Gaudeau as Louise de Marillac
- Jean Carmet as Father Portail
- Michel Bouquet as Tuberculosis sufferer
- Gabrielle Fontan as The elder deaf woman of the presbytery of Châtillon
- Robert Murzeau as Monsieur Besnier
- Gabriel Gobin as A servant of Monsieur Besnier
- Claude Nicot as A page of M. Besnier
- Marcel Pérès as La Pogne, crippled former soldier
- Francette Vernillat as The little girl
- Georges Vitray as The Count of Châtillon
- Véra Norman as Mademoiselle de Châtillon, the Count's daughter
- Geneviève Morel as Marguerite Naseau
- Ginette Gaubert as One of the lady benefactresses
- Renée Thorel as One of the lady benefactresses
- Marcel Vallée as The administrator of the hospices
- Paul Demange as A sacristan with foundling children
- Paul Faivre as A sacristan with foundling children
- Guy Favières as A bastard beggar / Poor man near the fireplace
- André Dumas as Cardinal Graziani
- Jeanne Hardeyn as Madeleine, a sister of charity
- Joëlle Janin as Jeanne, the young novice sister
- Maurice Marceau as A poor man
- Maximilienne as A devotee to the church
- Marthe Mellot as The old woman who overeats
- Alice Reichen as The landlady
- Nicole Riche as The landlady's daughter
- Jean Rougerie as A poor man
- René Stern as An abbot with Madame de Gondi
- Charles Gérard as A convict
- Georges Cerf
- Yvonne Claudie
- Jean Favre-Bertin
- Harry-Max
- Robert Le Béal
- Max Rogerys
- Tony Taffin
- Jean-Marc Tennberg
- Victor Vina
Production
Guy Lefranc was assistant director on the movie.
Awards
- 1947 : Pierre Fresnay wins Volpi Cup for Best Actor at Venice Film Festival
- 1947 : The film wins the Grand prix of French Cinema[2]
- 1947 : Nominated for Golden Lion for Maurice Cloche
- 1948 : Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film
- 1949 : Nominated for the British Academy Film Awards for best film
- 1949 : Prize for the best film awarded by the Belgian film press
- 1950 : Nominated at Golden Globes for Golden Globe Award for Promoting International Understanding[3][4]
References
- ^ Greydanus, Steven. "The Vatican Film List". Retrieved 26 May 2023.
- ^ Crisp, Colin (2015). "Grand Prix du Cinéma Français". French Cinema—A Critical Filmography: Volume 2, 1940–1958. Indiana University Press. p. 314. ISBN 9780253017024.. For more information see French Wikipedia page fr:Grand prix du cinéma français
- ^ Hollywood Foreign Press Association. "Promoting International Understanding". www.goldenglobes.com. Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Retrieved 13 October 2019.. For more information see French Wikipedia page fr:Golden Globe de la meilleure promotion pour l'entente internationale
- ^ Hollywood Foreign Press Association. "Monsieur Vincent". www.goldenglobes.com. Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
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