Beautiful Days (French: Les Beaux jours) is a 1935 French comedy film directed by Marc Allégret and starring Simone Simon, Jean-Pierre Aumont and Raymond Rouleau. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Jean d'Eaubonne and Lazare Meerson.
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Synopsis
After the death of her father leaves her alone in Paris without any money, Sylvie meets two men Pierre and Boris who she struggles to choose between romantically.
Cast
Simone Simon as Sylvie - une jeune fille aimée par deux garçons
Jean-Pierre Aumont as Pierre - le premier amoureux de Sylvie
Raymond Rouleau as Boris - le deuxième amoureux de Sylvie
Roland Toutain as Charles
Fernand Charpin as Le patron de l'hôtel
Maurice Baquet as Toto
Jean-Louis Barrault as René
Pierre Larquey as Le père de Pierre
Jacques Berlioz as Le professeur Destouches
Catherine Fonteney as La directrice
Lucienne Le Marchand as Tania
Jacqueline Mignac as Angélique
Pierre-Louis as Julien
Jean Sinoël as Le jardinier
Thao-Ba as Bâ
Henri Vilbert as Le paysan
Critical reception
Variety wrote that the film had "great photography" but was "extremely slow moving." Of Simone Simon, they commented that the film reveals "a girl of great personality and charm without much emotional acting skill", but the comments about Jean-Louis Barrault were more complimentary and said that he displayed "a strong personality and great acting fire." They wrote that the film may appeal to American audiences "because of the portrayal of modern Paris student life and also because of the youth and freshness of the actors."