Love and Desire

Love and Desire

  • Overview
  • Cast
  • Crew

Status

Released

Release Date

Oct 9, 1951

Runtime

1h 20m

Genres

Drama

Original Title

Le Désir et l'Amour

Production Companies

Société Générale de Cinématographie (S.G.C.), Lais S.A.

Director

Henri Decoin

Description

A French crew is working on location in Spain. But when they want to film a scene in which Gérardn the male star is supposed to be swimming across a river, the matinée idol proves water-shy and the director decides to double him. The one that replaces him is Antonio, a local fisherman. The latter does the job so well that he is chosen as a stunts man for the whole film. This does not please Lola,his fiancée; all the more as Antonio has fallen in love with Martine, the female star.