Father Goriot (film)

Father Goriot
Directed by	Robert Vernay
Screenplay by	Charles Spaak Bernard Zimmer
Based on	Father Goriot by Honoré de Balzac
Produced by	Arys Nissotti Pierre O'Connell
Starring	Pierre Renoir Claude Génia Lise Delamare
Cinematography	Victor Arménise Maurice Barry
Edited by	Suzanne de Troeye
Music by	Roger Désormière Jean Wiener
Production company	Regina Productions
Distributed by	DisCina
Release date	22 March 1945 (1945-03-22)
Running time	103 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Father Goriot (French: Le père Goriot) is a 1945 French historical drama film directed by Robert Vernay and starring Pierre Renoir, Claude Génia and Lise Delamare. It is an adaptation of the 1835 novel of the same title by Honoré de Balzac. It was shot in 1944 but not released until the following year. The film was shot at the Cité Elgé in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director René Renoux.

Cast

• Pierre Renoir as Vautrin
• Claude Génia as Delphine de Nucingen
• Lise Delamare as Madame de Beauséant
• Pierre Larquey as Le père Goriot
• Georges Rollin as Eugène de Rastignac
• Sylvie as Mademoiselle Michonneau
• Léonce Corne as Le baron de Nucingen
• Maurice Escande as Monsieur de Restaud
• Jean Desailly as Bianchon
• Raymond Rognoni as Poiret
• Cécilia Paroldi as Victorine
• Made Siamé as Mademoiselle Couture
• Denise Nast as Sylvie
• Marcel Delaître as Le policier
• Henri Coutet as Christophe
• Pierre Vernet as Maxime de Trailles
• François Viguier as Gobseck
• Marcelle Praince as Madame Vauquer
• Suzet Maïs as Anastasie de Restaud

Bibliography

• Heathcote, Owen & Watts, Andrew. The Cambridge Companion to Balzac. Cambridge University Press, 2017.
• Oscherwitz, Dayna & Higgins, MaryEllen. The A to Z of French Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

• Father Goriot at IMDb