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The Marriage of Chiffon (1942) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained

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1942 · 103 mins · French
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Directed by
Claude Autant-Lara
Starring
Bernard Blier, André Luguet, Odette Joyeux, Émile Genevois, Paul Frankeur, Raymond Bussières

Odette Joyeux portrays Chiffon, an eccentric young aristocrat who feels pressured by her community’s rigid social expectations. Her widowed mother, played by Suzanne Dantes, hopes to secure a wealthy noble as a new husband. Unaware of it, Chiffon finds herself falling for her uncle, a ruined aviation pioneer.

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