''The Air of Paris'' (French: ''L'air de Paris'') is a 1954 French-Italian

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directed by Marcel Carné and starring

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and Roland Lesaffre. Gabin won the

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at the 1954 Venice International Film Festival. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in

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with sets designed by the art director Paul Bertrand.

Synopsis

An aging former boxer who now runs a training gym with his wife is on the prowl to find a young talent and take him to the top. He is in the process of doing so, but his wife wants him to retire. The young boxer's indecisiveness and weakness for women make him a difficult training prospect.

Cast

as Victor Le Garrec *

as Blanche Le Garrec * Roland Lesaffre as André Ménard * Marie Daems as Corinne *

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as Angelo Posi *

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as Maria Posi *

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as Angela Posi *

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as Jean-Marc * Simone Paris as Chantal * Maurice Sarfati as Jojo

References

Bibliography

* Edward Baron Turk. ''Child of Paradise: Marcel Carné and the Golden Age of French Cinema''. Harvard University Press, 1989.

External links

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