''For an Evening'' (French: ''Pour un soir'') is a 1931 French

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directed by Jean Godard and starring

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and

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.Harriss p.195 The film's full release was significantly delayed and only reached cinemas in early 1934. Some scenes were shot at the

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cabaret, then at its pre-war location on the

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Synopsis

A sailor on shore leave from

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encounters a

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ian singer on holiday in St Tropez. They begin a romance but for her it is just a casual adventure while he becomes obsessed with her in a downward spiral that eventually leads him to commit suicide.

Cast

as Stella Maris *

as Jean *

* Guy Ferrant * Cilly Andersen *

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* Régine Dhally

References

Bibliography

* Harriss, Joseph. ''Jean Gabin: The Actor Who Was France''. McFarland, 2018.

External links

* 1931 films French drama films French black-and-white films 1931 drama films 1930s French-language films Films shot in Paris 1930s French films French-language drama films {{1930s-France-film-stub