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Two Pennies Worth of Violets

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Two Pennies Worth of Violets
Directed byJean Anouilh
Written byMonelle Valentin
Jean Anouilh
Produced byFrançois Chavane
Marius Franay
Jean Le Duc
Alain Poiré
StarringDany Robin
Georges Baconnet
Madeleine Barbulée
CinematographyMaurice Barry
Edited byJean Feyte
Music byGeorges Van Parys
Production
companies
Cinéphonic
Société Générale de Gestion Cinématographique
Francinex
Distributed byGaumont Distribution
Release date
  • 31 October 1951 (1951-10-31)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Two Pennies Worth of Violets (French: Deux sous de violettes) is a 1951 French drama film directed by Jean Anouilh and starring Dany Robin, Georges Baconnet and Madeleine Barbulée.[1] It was one of two films directed by the dramatist Anouilh along with Traveling Light (1944). It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Léon Barsacq.

Synopsis

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Thérèse is a young flower seller in Paris who has had a hard life with an unsympathetic family. Her encounters with men are also tragic as they prove to be either predatory or abandon her when she needs them most.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Oscherwitz & Higgins p.376

Bibliography

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  • Oscherwitz, Dayna & Higgins, Maryellen. The A to Z of French Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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