A 1936 French comedy where the best education happens off-campus at the local dance hall.
The young Paulette is placed by her tutor in a boarding school in Lausanne. It is at the neighboring dance hall, by running away for a short time, that she will find love.
Acting
Paulette Dubost's mischievous spark carries every frame.
Costume
1930s Swiss boarding school chic meets dance hall glamour.
Director
Jean de Limur
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Paulette Dubost later became immortal as Lisette in Renoir's 'Rules of the Game' (1939), making this early role fascinating foreshadowing.
Shot in 1936, this captures a final breath of carefree European cinema before the war that would scatter its cast and crew.
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