La Belle Meunière

The Pretty Miller Girl (French: La Belle Meunière) is a 1949 French musical film directed by Marcel Pagnol and starring Tino Rossi, Jacqueline Pagnol and Raoul Marco. It is part of the tradition of operetta films. The title is a reference to Schubert's song cycle Die schöne Müllerin. Synopsis Composer Franz Schubert goes to the countryside to find inspiration. He meets a girl, Brigitte, near a windmill. However, the local lord wants her as his lover. Distraught, Schubert leaves and writes some new music to get over it. The film was shot with Rouxcolor technology. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Giordani. Cast Tino Rossi as Franz Schubert Jacqueline Pagnol as Brigitte Raoul Marco as Maître Guillaume as the Countess Raphaël Patorni as Count Christian as the Baroness Suzanne Desprès as the lavender-girl Roger Monteaux Christian Bertola Jean-Paul Coquelin Pierrette Rossi Gustave Hamilton Edouard Hemme Jules Dorpe