71SSIFF - 22/30 September 2023
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THOMAS L'IMPOSTEUR

FRANCE      94 m.
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(Thomas the imposter) (1964)
Adaptation of Jean Cocteau’s novel on which Franju once again worked with Emmanuelle Riva as the leading lady. Set in the First World War, the film focusses on the friendship between an aristocratic woman who organises a convoy to evacuate wounded from the front and a 16 year-old boy who claims to be a famous general’s son. The cast also featured Cocteau’s fetish actor, Jean Marais, and the singer Charles Aznavour.

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Screenplay
Jean Cocteau, Georges Franju, Michel Worms
Plot
Jean Cocteau (Thomas l'imposteur)
Production
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Eugène Lépicier
Photography
Marcel Fradetal
Edition
Gilbert Natot
Music
Georges Auric
Cast
Emmanuelle Riva, Jean Servais, Fabrice Rouleau, Sophie Darès, Michel Vitold
Running Time
94 m.
Country
FRANCE
Year
1965
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