After Love (French: Après l'amour) is a 1948 French drama film directed by Maurice Tourneur and starring Pierre Blanchar, Simone Renant and Giselle Pascal. The film is based on the 1924 play of the same title by Henri Duvernois and Pierre Wolff which has been adapted for the screen a number of times. Tourneur shot it in five weeks and came in under budget. It was the director's penultimate film, followed by Dilemma of Two Angels the same year.
The film's sets were designed by the art director's Paul-Louis Boutié and Guy de Gastyne.
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Synopsis
Betrayed by his wife, a teacher proceeds to have an affair with a young and pretty student. The two women both find themselves expecting a child. The girl dies during childbirth. In a spirit of revenge and to keep his real son, the scorned husband exchanges the babies.
Cast
Pierre Blanchar as François Mézaule
Simone Renant as Nicole Mézaule
Giselle Pascal as Germaine
Gabrielle Fontan as Catou
Germaine Ledoyen as La soeur de Germaine / Sister
Nicole Chollet as La bonne
Claire Gérard as L'invitée
Marcel Melrac as Le propriètaire
René Hell as Le marchand de violettes
Paul Denneville as Le vieux journaliste
Jean-Jacques Duverger as Henri
Serge Canda
Fernand Fabre as Fournier
Léon Arvel as Le médecin
Cecil Baur
Alain Clairfond
Lucien Dorval
Lucien Jeunesse
Lisette Lebon
Lucienne Legrand
Michel Lemoine
Palmyre Levasseur as La voisine
Jacques Vertan