''Goodbye Leonard'' (French: ''Adieu Léonard'') is a 1943 French

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directed by Pierre Prévert and starring

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and

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. The future star Simone Signoret had a small role in the film.Hayward p.3 The film's sets were designed by the art director Max Douy. It was shot at the Francoeur Studios in

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. It was distributed by

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, one of France's largest film companies.

Partial cast

as Ludovic Malvoisin - un doux poète *

as Prosper Bonenfant - un affairiste véreux *

as Félicien Léonard - un fabricant de farces et attrapes ruiné *

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as Bernardine Léonard - la femme insupportable et dépensière de Félicien * Jean Meyer as Eugène Tancrède - un poète * Jacqueline Pagnol as Paulette - une serveuse qui aime Ludovic * Gaby Wagner as Marguerite, la jolie voyageuse * Marcel Pérès as Le patron du café 'La Confiance' *

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as Le marchand d'oiseaux *

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Roger Blin Roger Blin (Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, 22 March 1907 – Évecquemont, France, 21 January 1984) was a French actor and director. He staged world premieres of Samuel Beckett's '' Waiting for Godot'' in 1953 and ''Endgame'' in 1957.C. J. Ackerley ...

as Le chef bohémien *

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as Maître Failtrain - le notaire *

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as Geneviève Bonenfant - la femme de Prosper *

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as Le rémouleur * Etienne Decroux as Prasmoquier * Jean Didier as Le voyageur dans le train *

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as La bouquetière * Yette Lucas as La patronne du café 'La Confiance' * Madeleine Suffel as La poule *

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as Le graveur * Yves Deniaud as Léon - le garçon de café *

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as Le marchand de lampions *

Édouard Delmont Édouard Delmont (5 December 1883 – 22 November 1955) was a French actor born Édouard Marius Autran in Marseille. He died in Cannes at age 72. Filmography *1930 : '' L'Arlésienne'' de Jacques de Baroncelli *1930 : ''Maison de danses'' de ...

as Le chemineau * Simone Signoret as La gitane * Geneviève Morel as La bonne

References

Bibliography

* Hayward, Susan. ''Simone Signoret: The Star as Cultural Sign''. A&C Black, 2004.

External links

* 1943 films French comedy films 1943 comedy films 1940s French-language films Films directed by Pierre Prévert French black-and-white films Films scored by Joseph Kosma Films shot at Francoeur Studios 1940s French films {{1940s-France-film-stub