This brand-new restoration of the scandalous 1945 drama Falbalas by Jacques Becker (Touchez Pas Au Grisbi, Le Trou, Casque D'Or) stars Raymond Rouleau, Micheline Presle and Jean Chevrier and is set in the glamorous worId of fashion in Paris.
Micheline, a young woman from the provinces, arrives in Paris to prepare for her marriage to a silk manufacturer from Lyon, DanieI Rousseau. FIush with the romance and excitement of Paris, she ends up falIing in Iove with the best friend of her husband-to-be, the fashion designer Philippe Clarence. An unremitting womaniser, Clarence seduces her into a tempestuous liaison doomed for failure.
Extras:
FaIbalas, a family affair
Fashion and clothing, Jean PauI GauItier
Interview - Micheline PresIe
Auditions
FalbaIas, restored version |