Knave of Hearts (film)

Knave of Hearts

Directed by	René Clément
Produced by	Paul Graetz
Written by	René Clément Hugh Mills Raymond Queneau
Based on	M. Ripois et la Nemesis by Louis Hemon
Starring	Gérard Philipe Valerie Hobson Joan Greenwood Margaret Johnston Natasha Parry
Music by	Roman Vlad
Cinematography	Oswald Morris
Edited by	Françoise Javet Vera Campbell
Production company	Transcontinental Films
Distributed by	Cinédis
Release dates	19 May 1954 (1954-05-19) (France) 30 September 1954 (1954-09-30) (New York)
Country	France United Kingdom
Language	English
Box office	£119,417 (UK)^[1]

Knave of Hearts is a 1954 film about the adventures of a French philanderer in Paris and London. In France, it was released as Monsieur Ripois (the title of the original novel by Louis Hémon). In the United States, it was originally released as Lovers, Happy Lovers!, then later re-released as Lover Boy. The film, which was a French-British co-production, stars Gérard Philipe in the title role, and was directed by René Clément.

The film was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Special Jury Prize.^[2]

Cast

Gérard Philipe - Andre Ripois
Natasha Parry - Patricia
Valerie Hobson - Catherine Ripois
Joan Greenwood - Norah
Margaret Johnston - Anne
Germaine Montero - Marcelle
Percy Marmont - Catherine's Father
Diana Decker - Diana
Bill Shine - Pub Barman
Eric Pohlmann - Boarding House Proprietor
Mae Bacon - Mrs. Rose (as Mai Bacon)
Margo Field - Doris Braddock
Julie Anslow - Maisie Smith
Harry Towb - Stewart
Gerald Campion - Harry (as Gerald campaign)

References

↑ Vincent Porter, 'The Robert Clark Account', Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, Vol 20 No 4, 2000 p504
↑ "Festival de Cannes: Knave of Hearts". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-01-25.

External links

Knave of Hearts at the Internet Movie Database

Films directed by René Clément

The Battle of the Rails (1946)
Mr. Orchid (1946)
The Damned (1947)
The Walls of Malapaga (1949)
Le Château de verre (1950)
Forbidden Games (1952)
Knave of Hearts (1954)
Gervaise (1956)
This Angry Age (1958)
Purple Noon (1960)
The Joy of Living (1961)
The Day and the Hour (1963)
Joy House (1964)
Is Paris Burning? (1966)
Rider on the Rain (1969)
The Deadly Trap (1971)
And Hope to Die (1972)
Wanted: Babysitter (1975)

Cannes Film Festival Jury Prize

The Battle of the Rails (1946)
All About Eve (1951)
We Are All Murderers (1952)
Knave of Hearts (1954)
Lost Continent (1955)
The Mystery of Picasso (1956)
Kanał (1957)
The Seventh Seal (1957)
Mon Oncle (1958)
Stars (1959)
L'Avventura (1960)
Odd Obsession (1960)
Mother Joan of the Angels (1961)
The Trial of Joan of Arc (1962)
L'Eclisse (1962)
Harakiri (1963)
The Cassandra Cat (1963)
Woman in the Dunes (1964)
Kwaidan (1965)
Alfie (1966)
Z (1969)
The Falcons (1970)
The Strawberry Statement (1970)
Love (1971)
Joe Hill (1971)
Slaughterhouse-Five (1972)
The Hourglass Sanatorium (1973)
The Invitation (1973)
The Constant Factor (1980)
Kharij (1983)
Colonel Redl (1985)
Thérèse (1986)
Yeelen (1987)
Shinran: Path to Purity (1987)
A Short Film About Killing (1988)
Jesus of Montreal (1989)
Hidden Agenda (1990)
Europa (1991)
Out of Life (1991)
Dream of Light (1992)
An Independent Life (1992)
The Puppetmaster (1993)
Raining Stones (1993)
La Reine Margot (1994)
Don't Forget You're Going to Die (1995)
Carrington (1995)
Crash (1996)
Western (1997)
Class Trip (1998)
Festen (1998)
The Letter (1999)
Blackboards (2000)
Songs from the Second Floor (2001)
Divine Intervention (2002)
At Five in the Afternoon (2003)
Tropical Malady (2004)
Shanghai Dreams (2005)
Red Road (2006)
Persepolis (2007)
Silent Light (2007)
Il Divo (2008)
Thirst (2009)
Fish Tank (2009)
A Screaming Man (2010)
Polisse (2011)
The Angels' Share (2012)
Like Father, Like Son (2013)
Mommy (2014)
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The Lobster (2015)
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