Father Serge

1945 film
  • 4 September 1945 (1945-09-04)
Running time
105 minutesCountryFranceLanguageFrench

Father Serge (French: Le père Serge) is a 1945 French historical drama film directed by Lucien Ganier-Raymond and starring Jacques Dumesnil, Mila Parély and Marcel Herrand. It is based on the short story Father Sergius by Leo Tolstoy.[1] It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios and Studio François 1 in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert-Jules Garnier.

Synopsis

Prince Stéphane, a rising figure at the court of Nicholas I is shocked when he discovers the Tsar has had an affair with his fiancée. He renounces all world interests and retires to a monastery, become a wondering monk who is valued for his faith and his abilities as a healer. When he discovers that his former love is serious ill in St Petersburg he heads there at once.

Cast

  • Jacques Dumesnil as Le prince Stéphane
  • Mila Parély as La baronne Vera Kourianev
  • Ariane Borg as La comtesse Marie Korotkova
  • Marcel Herrand as Le tsar Nicolas Pavlovitch Romanoff I
  • Louis Salou as Le comte Fedor Ivanovitch Kedrov
  • Arlette Marchal as La tsarine
  • Madeleine Lambert as La comtesse Varvara Alexandrovna Kedrov
  • Armand Bernard as Aphamazy

References

  1. ^ Goble p.462

Bibliography

  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
  • Father Serge at IMDb
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Leo Tolstoy's "Father Sergius" (1911)
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