Monsieur Vincent
Monsieur Vincent is a 1947 French film about Vincent de Paul. In 1949, it won an honorary Academy Award as the best foreign language film released in the United States in 1948. The Vatican placed it amongst their 1995 list of films under the category of Religion due to its thematic nature.[1] Pierre Fresnay portrayed Vincent.
Monsieur Vincent | |
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Directed by | Maurice Cloche |
Written by | Jean Anouilh Jean Bernard-Luc |
Produced by | Viscount George de la Grandiere |
Starring | Pierre Fresnay Aimé Clariond |
Cinematography | Claude Renoir |
Edited by | Jean Feyte |
Music by | Jean-Jacques Grünenwald |
Distributed by | L'Alliance Générale de Distribution Cinématographique (1947 French release) Lopert Pictures (1948 US release) |
Release date |
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Running time | 111 min. |
Country | France |
Language | French |
Plot
The film depicts the life of Vincent de Paul, the 17th-century priest and charity worker. It depicts his struggle to help the poor in the face of obstacles, such as the Black Death.
Cast
- Pierre Fresnay : Vincent de Paul, priest
- Aimé Clariond : Cardinal Richelieu
- Jean Debucourt : Philippe-Emmanuel de Gondi, Count of Joigny
- Lise Delamare : Françoise Marguerite de Silly, Madame de Gondi
- Germaine Dermoz : Queen Anne of Austria
- Gabrielle Dorziat : President Goussault
- Pierre Dux : Chancellor Séguier
- Yvonne Gaudeau : Louise de Marillac
- Jean Carmet : Father Portail
- Michel Bouquet : Tuberculosis sufferer
- Gabrielle Fontan : The elder deaf woman of the presbytery of Châtillon
- Robert Murzeau : Monsieur Besnier
- Gabriel Gobin : A servant of Monsieur Besnier
- Claude Nicot : A page of M. Besnier
- Marcel Pérès : La Pogne, crippled former soldier
- Francette Vernillat : The little girl
- Georges Vitray : The Count of Châtillon
- Véra Norman : Mademoiselle de Châtillon, the Count's daughter
- Geneviève Morel : Marguerite Naseau
- Ginette Gaubert : One of the lady benefactresses
- Renée Thorel : One of the lady benefactresses
- Marcel Vallée : The administrator of the hospices
- Paul Demange : A sacristan with foundling children
- Paul Faivre : A sacristan with foundling children
- Guy Favières : A bastard beggar / Poor man near the fireplace
- André Dumas : Cardinal Graziani
- Jeanne Hardeyn : Madeleine, a sister of charity
- Joëlle Janin : Jeanne, the young novice sister
- Maurice Marceau : A poor man
- Maximilienne : A devotee to the church
- Marthe Mellot : The old woman who overeats
- Alice Reichen : The landlady
- Nicole Riche : The landlady's daughter
- Jean Rougerie : A poor man
- René Stern : An abbot with Madame de Gondi
- Charles Gérard : A convict
- Georges Cerf
- Yvonne Claudie
- Jean Favre-Bertin
- Harry-Max
- Robert Le Béal
- Max Rogerys
- Tony Taffin
- Jean-Marc Tennberg
- Victor Vina
Production
Guy Lefranc was assistant director on the movie.
Awards
- 1947 : Pierre Fresnay wins Volpi Cup for Best Actor at Venice Film Festival
- 1947 : The film wins the Grand prix of French Cinema[2]
- 1947 : Nominated for Golden Lion for Maurice Cloche
- 1948 : Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film
- 1949 : Nominated for the British Academy Film Awards for best film
- 1949 : Prize for the best film awarded by the Belgian film press
- 1950 : Nominated at Golden Globes for Golden Globe Award for Promoting International Understanding[3][4]
References
- Greydanus, Steven. "The Vatican Film List". Retrieved 26 May 2023.
- Crisp, Colin (2015). "Grand Prix du Cinéma Français". French Cinema—A Critical Filmography: Volume 2, 1940–1958. Indiana University Press. p. 314. ISBN 9780253017024.. For more information see French Wikipedia page fr:Grand prix du cinéma français
- Hollywood Foreign Press Association. "Promoting International Understanding". www.goldenglobes.com. Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Retrieved 13 October 2019.. For more information see French Wikipedia page fr:Golden Globe de la meilleure promotion pour l'entente internationale
- Hollywood Foreign Press Association. "Monsieur Vincent". www.goldenglobes.com. Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
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