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Release, runtime and language
1938 · 99 mins · French
Directed by
Marc Allégret
Starring
Bernard Blier, Louis Jouvet, Julien Carette, Marcel Dalio, Odette Talazac, Claude Dauphin

In 1938 Paris, the Conservatory of Dramatic Art admits a few after exams, among them Isabelle. She joins Professor Lambertin’s class with François and Cécilia. François loves Isabelle, who reciprocates, while Cécilia, his lover, also pursues her. They believe life is a performance, echoing “put art in your life and life in your art.”

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