L'Arlésienne (film)

L'Arlésienne
Directed by	Marc Allégret
Written by	Marcel Achard (adaptation), Marcel Achard (script), and Alphonse Daudet
Starring	Raimu, Gaby Morlay and Louis Jourdan
Music by	Georges Bizet
Cinematography	Louis Page
Edited by	Henri Taverna Jacqueline Mondollot
Release date	4 September 1942 (France)
Running time	105 min
Country	France
Language	French

L'Arlésienne is a 1942 French drama film directed by Marc Allégret, starring Raimu and a young Louis Jourdan. It is based on Alphonse Daudet's play of the same name.

In the Camargue a local young playboy named Frédéri (Jourdan) falls in love with a young woman from Arles. However, he mustn't marry her because his family considers her unworthy since she once had a fling with a soldier. Frédéri is heartbroken.

His whole entourage tries to cheer him up. Little do they know that he will commit suicide after all.

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