Acclaimed as one of the highest achievements of French Cinema under German occupation, Lumière d'été was banned by Vichy authorities for its critique of the corrupt ruling class. A woman joins her artist lover at a mountaintop resort, becoming disillusioned with his decadent social set, and becoming attracted to an honest, young engineer. The film's climactic bal-masque constitutes one of the great set pieces of French cinema.
35mm, b/w, in French with English subtitles, 108 min. Production: Films André Paulvé. Distribution: DisCina. Producer: André Paulvé. Director: Jean Grémillon. Screenwriter: Jacques Prévert, Pierre Laroche. Cinematographer: Louis Page. Editor: Louisette Hautecoeur. Composer: Roland Manuel. With: Madeleine Renaud, Paul Bernard, Madeleine Robinson, Pierre Brasseur, Georges Marchal.
