The Nightingale and the Bells
The Nightingale and the Bells | |
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French | Le Rossignol et les cloches |
Directed by | René Delacroix |
Written by | Eugène Cloutier Louis Morrisset Joseph Schull |
Produced by | Richard J. Jarvis |
Starring | Gérard Barbeau Clément Latour Nicole Germain Jean Coutu |
Cinematography | Akos Farkas Roger Racine |
Edited by | Anton Van de Water |
Music by | Allan McIver |
Production company | Québec Productions |
Distributed by | France Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | French |
The Nightingale and the Bells (French: Le rossignol et les cloches) is a Canadian musical comedy-drama film, directed by René Delacroix and released in 1952.[1] Considered an important landmark in the Cinema of Quebec, the film stars Gérard Barbeau as Guy Boyer, a young boy with both a penchant for getting into trouble and an exceptionally good singing voice, who is engaged by the local Roman Catholic priest (Clément Latour) to perform at a concert to raise funds for the church to acquire new bells.[2] The cast also includes Nicole Germain as Nicole Payette, a concert pianist who is asked to perform at the fundraising concert but is reluctant, and Jean Coutu as René, her impresario boyfriend,[1] as well as Juliette Béliveau, Ovila Légaré, Roger Baulu and Juliette Huot in supporting roles. The film was shot in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, in 1951,[3] and was released to theatres in early 1952.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "St. Hyacinthe Main Setting For an Entertaining Story". Montreal Star, March 3, 1952.
- ↑ Charles-Henri Ramond, "Rossignol et les cloches, Le – Film de René Delacroix". Films du Québec, March 12, 2009.
- ↑ "En tournant un film à St-Hyacinthe". Le Droit, November 10, 1951.
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