Miarka (1937)
Cattion d'Urville takes in a gypsy, Sarah, and her granddaughter Miarka, in an outbuilding of her chateau. Miarka, while growing up, attracts the attention of Luigi, Cattion's nephew who, little by little, falls in love with her. Sarah raised her daughter in the tradition of gypsies who curse anyone who marries a man who is not a gypsy. Miarka ends up loving Luigi and he wants to marry her. The law of race opposes it. Fortunately, a well-conducted genealogical investigation will discover that Luigi is of the gypsy race. They will marry.
Director:
Jean Choux
Writers:
Jean Choux, Fernand Crommelynck, Émile Roussel, Georges Vally.
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Suzanne Desprès as Sara |
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Marcel Dalio as Mayor |
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José Noguéro as Luigi |
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Rama-Tahé as Miarka |
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Marcel Vallée as Schoolmaster |
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Roger Legris as Innocent |
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Jeanne Fusier-Gir as Housekeeper |
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Jean Toulout as Country guard |
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Arthur Devère as |
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Elmire Vautier as Innocent's sister |
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Félix Oudart as Vicar |
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Noël Roquevert as (uncredited) |
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Freddie Bernard as Luigi as a child (uncredited) |
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Nutzi Ipceanu as Gypsy (uncredited) |
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Carmencita Vallejo as Miarka as a child (uncredited) |
| Writing | Jean Richepin | Novel |
| Writing | Jean Choux | Screenplay |
| Writing | Fernand Crommelynck | Screenplay |
| Writing | Émile Roussel | Screenplay |
| Writing | Georges Vally | Screenplay |
| Production | Simon Barstoff | Producer |
| Sound | Tibor Harsanyi | Music |
| Sound | Arthur Honegger | Music |
| Sound | Francis Poulenc | Music |
| Camera | Nicolas Hayer | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Charlotte Guilbert | Editor |
| Directing | Jean Choux | Director |