After Love (1948 film)

After Love (French: Après l'amour) is a 1948 French drama film directed by Maurice Tourneur and starring Pierre Blanchar, Simone Renant and Giselle Pascal.^[1] The film is based on the 1924 play of the same title by Henri Duvernois and Pierre Wolff which has been adapted for the screen a number of times. Tourneur shot it in five weeks and came in under budget.^[2] It was the director's penultimate film, followed by Dilemma of Two Angels the same year.

After Love
Directed by	Maurice Tourneur
Written by	Jean Bernard-Luc Jacques Natanson
Based on	After Love by Henri Duvernois and Pierre Wolff
Produced by	Emile Natan
Starring	Pierre Blanchar Simone Renant Giselle Pascal
Cinematography	Armand Thirard
Edited by	Christian Gaudin
Music by	Marc Lanjean
Production company	Les Films Modernes
Distributed by	Les Films Osso
Release date	22 January 1948 (1948-01-22)
Running time	95 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

The film's sets were designed by the art director's Paul-Louis Boutié and Guy de Gastyne.

Synopsis

Betrayed by his wife, a teacher proceeds to have an affair with a young and pretty student. The two women both find themselves expecting a child. The girl dies during childbirth. In a spirit of revenge and to keep his real son, the scorned husband exchanges the babies.

Cast

• Pierre Blanchar as François Mézaule
• Simone Renant as Nicole Mézaule
• Giselle Pascal as Germaine
• Gabrielle Fontan as Catou
• Germaine Ledoyen as La soeur de Germaine / Sister
• Nicole Chollet as La bonne
• Claire Gérard as L'invitée
• Marcel Melrac as Le propriètaire
• René Hell as Le marchand de violettes
• Paul Denneville as Le vieux journaliste
• Jean-Jacques Duverger as Henri
• Serge Canda
• Fernand Fabre as Fournier
• Léon Arvel as Le médecin
• Cecil Baur
• Alain Clairfond
• Lucien Dorval
• Lucien Jeunesse
• Lisette Lebon
• Lucienne Legrand
• Michel Lemoine
• Palmyre Levasseur as La voisine
• Jacques Vertan