Hopes (film)

Hopes (French: Espoirs) is a 1941 French drama film directed by Willy Rozier and starring Constant Rémy, Pierre Larquey and Robert Lynen.^{[1] [2]} It is based on the 1856 novel Roméo et Juliette au village by Gottfried Keller.^[3] The story is inspired by William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet shifted to a country setting.^[4]

Hopes
Directed by	Willy Rozier
Written by	Willy Rozier
Based on	Roméo et Juliette au village by Gottfried Keller
Produced by	Willy Rozier
Starring	Constant Rémy Pierre Larquey Robert Lynen
Cinematography	Marius Roger
Edited by	Willy Rozier
Music by	Jean Yatove
Production company	Sport-Films
Distributed by	Les Films de Koster
Release date	19 March 1941 (1941-03-19)
Running time	92 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Cast

• Constant Rémy as Aubert
• Pierre Larquey as Martin
• Robert Lynen as Pierre Martin
• Jacqueline Roman as Isabelle Aubert
• Gaston Jacquet as Grigou
• Jean Sinoël
• Cécile Didier
• Victor Vina
• Marfa d'Hervilly
• Anthony Gildès
• Jean Brochard
• Julien Maffre
• Laurence Richard

References

1. https://www.unifrance.org/film/37801/espoirs-le-champ-maudit
2. Rège p.897
3. Goble p.255
4. Shakespeare on Screen: Romeo and Juliet p.18

Bibliography

• Bladen, Victoria, Hatchuel, Sarah & Vienne-Guerrin, Nathalie (ed.) Shakespeare on Screen: Romeo and Juliet. Cambridge University Press, 2023.
• Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
• Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

• Hopes at IMDb