''The Lighthouse Keepers'' (French: ''Gardiens de phare'') is a 1929 French silent
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...
directed by
Jean Grémillon
Jean Grémillon (; 3 October 1901 – 25 November 1959) was a French film director.
Biography
Grémillon was born in Bayeux and spent his early years in Cerisy-la-Forêt in Normandy. His father was employed by the Ouest railway company. Durin ...
and starring
Paul Fromet,
Geymond Vital and
Genica Athanasiou.
It is set on the coast of
Brittany
Brittany ( ) is a peninsula, historical country and cultural area in the north-west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known as Armorica in Roman Gaul. It became an Kingdom of Brittany, independent kingdom and then a Duch ...
where two keepers, a father and son, work a
lighthouse
A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of physical structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lens (optics), lenses and to serve as a beacon for navigational aid for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways.
Ligh ...
together.
Cast
* as Père Brehan
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Geymond Vital as Yvon Bréhan
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Genica Athanasiou as Marie
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Gabrielle Fontan
Gabrielle Fontan (16 April 1873 – 8 September 1959) was a French film actress. She appeared in more than 120 films between 1927 and 1959.
Selected filmography
* '' Misdeal'' (1928)
* '' The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard'' (1929)
* '' The La ...
as Mère de Marie
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References
External links
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1929 drama films
1920s French films
1920s French-language films
Films about rabies
Films directed by Jean Grémillon
Films set in France
Films set in lighthouses
French black-and-white films
French silent feature films
French-language drama films
Silent French drama films
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