Hopes (film)

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Hopes
Directed byWilly Rozier
Written byWilly Rozier
Based onRoméo et Juliette au village by Gottfried Keller
Produced byWilly Rozier
StarringConstant Rémy
Pierre Larquey
Robert Lynen
CinematographyMarius Roger
Edited byWilly Rozier
Music byJean Yatove
Production
company
Sport-Films
Distributed byLes Films de Koster
Release date
  • 19 March 1941 (1941-03-19)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Hopes (French: Espoirs) is a 1941 French drama film directed by Willy Rozier and starring Constant Rémy, Pierre Larquey and Robert Lynen.[1] [2] It is based on the 1856 novel Roméo et Juliette au village by Gottfried Keller.[3] The story is inspired by William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet shifted to a country setting.[4]

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ https://www.unifrance.org/film/37801/espoirs-le-champ-maudit
  2. ^ Rège p.897
  3. ^ Goble p.255
  4. ^ Shakespeare on Screen: Romeo and Juliet p.18

Bibliography

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  • Bladen, Victoria, Hatchuel, Sarah & Vienne-Guerrin, Nathalie (ed.) Shakespeare on Screen: Romeo and Juliet. Cambridge University Press, 2023.
  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
  • Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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