UN CHIEN QUI RAPPORTE (1932)
Today’s post about UN CHIEN QUI RAPPORTE (1932) is by Naïs Nolibos (@mdamenana on Instagram), a journalist/writer specializing in historical LGBTQ music (1900 – 1960). Be sure to check out her Instagram account for more great content!
Synopsis: Josyane receives as a lucky gift a dog trained to infiltrate luxury cars. The dog clipper who gave it to her assures her that, through this process, she should meet wealthy men. Against all expectations, the dog brings back a penniless young man, with whom the beauty falls in love immediately. An idyll begins, but the Don Juan ends up understanding what means Josyane used to achieve her ends.
UN CHIEN QUI RAPPORTE (1932) shows the Countess of Noyant (Laure Diana) returning Josyane Plaisir's (Arletty) dog, in a more than ambiguous outfit.... The character of the Countess is a coded lesbian, she appears in a masculine costume with a cane, a hat and a Monocle. She is a free woman, who smokes and drives (as is implied). We can see that the Countess is a lesbian through a slight sentence at the end. Josyane asks her if she has a boyfriend and our tomboy answers "Mademoiselle!" Then the shot suddenly cuts away....
UN CHIEN QUI RAPPORTE
1932. FRANCE.
Director: Jean Choux and Jean-Paul Paulin
Screenplay: Marcel Gerbidon, Paul Armont & Jean Choux
Starring:
Arletty : Josyane Plaisir
René Lefèvre : René Brodart
Laure Diana : la comtesse de Noyant
Christiane Dor : Lucie, la bonne de l'immeuble
Paulette Dubost : Une locataire
Jean Fabert
Madeleine Guitty : Mme Gras, la concierge
Hélène Hallier : Une locataire
Jean Coquelin
Rose Lorraine
Médy : Alfred Debarazet, le tondeur de chiens
Véra Sherbane : Alycette Paradis, l'accordéoniste
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