Lettres d'amour
France, 1855. Zélie Fontaine, a twenty-odd-year-old widow and the post mistress of the small provincial town of Argenson, has accepted to receive love letters to Hortense de la Jacquerie, the prefect's wife, under her name. But Hortense decides to break up with her lover, François du Portal. François will not hear of it and, with a view to regaining her love, manages to be appointed deputy prosecutor in Argenson. Trouble can't help following.
- Rated
- Not Rated
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Released
- 1942
- Country
- France
Details
Release year: 1942
Storyline
France, 1855. Zélie Fontaine, a twenty-odd-year-old widow and the post mistress of the small provincial town of Argenson, has accepted to receive love letters to Hortense de la Jacquerie, the prefect's wife, under her name. But Hortense decides to break up with her lover, François du Portal. François will not hear of it and, with a view to regaining her love, manages to be appointed deputy prosecutor in Argenson. Trouble can't help following.
Top credits
Odette Joyeux — Zélie Fontaine
François Périer — François de Portal
Julien Carette — Loriquet - le maître à danser
André Alerme — Le marquis de Longevialle
Did you know
• Some scenes or passages were cut out by the producers, particularly in the first part.
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Let battle commence.
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Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Mono
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
- Color
- Black and White
