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Caravane

  • 19341934
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  • 1h 49m
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5.6/10
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Caravane (1934)
Musical
Princess Wilma is forced to wed by midnight or lose her inheritance. She impulsively chooses gypsy vagabond Latzi, offering him a huge sum of money if he'll consent. Swallowing his pride, La... Read allPrincess Wilma is forced to wed by midnight or lose her inheritance. She impulsively chooses gypsy vagabond Latzi, offering him a huge sum of money if he'll consent. Swallowing his pride, Latzi agrees to the marriage, but soon the coy Countess falls in love with young Lieutenant ... Read allPrincess Wilma is forced to wed by midnight or lose her inheritance. She impulsively chooses gypsy vagabond Latzi, offering him a huge sum of money if he'll consent. Swallowing his pride, Latzi agrees to the marriage, but soon the coy Countess falls in love with young Lieutenant de Tokay, who is himself in love with Latzi's gypsy sweetheart Tinka.
IMDb RATING
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    • Erik Charell
  • Writers
    • Melchior Lengyel(story)
    • Robert Liebmann
    • Samson Raphaelson
  • Stars
    • Charles Boyer
    • Annabella
    • Pierre Brasseur
    • Erik Charell
  • Writers
    • Melchior Lengyel(story)
    • Robert Liebmann
    • Samson Raphaelson
  • Stars
    • Charles Boyer
    • Annabella
    • Pierre Brasseur
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    Charles Boyer, Annabella, Pierre Brasseur, and Conchita Montenegro in Caravane (1934)
    Charles Boyer, Annabella, and Conchita Montenegro in Caravane (1934)
    Charles Boyer and Annabella in Caravane (1934)

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    Charles Boyer
    Charles Boyer
    • Lazi
    Annabella
    Annabella
    • Princess Wilma
    Pierre Brasseur
    Pierre Brasseur
    • Lt. de Tokay
    Conchita Montenegro
    Conchita Montenegro
    • Tinka
    Marcel Vallée
    Marcel Vallée
    • L'aubergiste
    Carrie Daumery
    Carrie Daumery
    • Mlle. Thomas
    George Davis
    George Davis
    • Major-domo
    Jules Raucourt
    • Baron de Tokay
    Luis Alberni
    Luis Alberni
    • Gypsy Chieftain
    André Cheron
    • Le notaire
    Robert Graves
    Robert Graves
    • Le maréchal-des-logis
    André Ferrier
    • Le curé
    • (as A. Ferrier)
    André Berley
    André Berley
    • Babos
    Armand Kaliz
    Armand Kaliz
    • Hussar Colonel
    • (uncredited)
    Felix Knight
    Felix Knight
    • Chanteur
    • (uncredited)
    Lou Tellegen
    Lou Tellegen
        • Erik Charell
      • Writers
        • Melchior Lengyel(story)
        • Robert Liebmann
        • Samson Raphaelson
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      6/10
      And the caravan is on its way/I can hear the merry gypsies play....
      Two versions were produced by Fox corp ,both featuring heart-throb Charles Boyer ,both directed by Erik Charell whose " Le congrès s'amuse " aka " der Kongress tanzt " was a blockbuster ; unfortunately its follow-up " Caravane " was a bitter failure and was to be Charell's last effort .

      A Musical ,an operetta ,although no one sings a solo (except for a short tune by Boyer), with a cast of thousands , it's extremely kitsch , but by no means unpleasant .

      The first and last sequences are splendid indeed : the long caravan progressing along the country under the starry vault is quite magic.Annabella (Loretta Young in the American counterpart ) is gorgeous and attractive as princess Willma ,who does not care for the etiquette ;not a stickler for form,as she must be married before midnight if she wants to take possession of her heritage ,she takes the first to come , a gypsy, Lazi.

      Gypsies are fringe groups in Hungary -as they are here ,there and everywhere -,but during the grape harvest ,they are invited to spend three days in the country : their music passes for necessary to assure a good harvest ;so they are supposed to play from dusk to dawn ( the chamberlain tells it so to the new "prince" .)

      Princess Willma was supposed to marry Lieutenant De Tokay ,a reveller who arrives too late to marry his fiancee ; likewise, Lazi left behind her gypsy flirt ,Tinka.Both are miserable and the man tries to seduce the adandoned girl to no avail.

      Pierre Brasseur is well cast as a bon vivant ,and all in all, we are not sure that the denouement is a happy end for Willma .Misalliances were unthinkable at the time, and the main part of the movie is close to fairy tales ,except that in these tales ,the shepherd marries the princess at the end and both live happily ever after . Here,the gist of the movie looks like a long dream ,but only dream :on the first night ,the bride must sleep apart ,and a priest makes the birdbrain see sense (the state sense ,that is).

      Annabella and both her co-stars have plenty of go ,and make up for the mushy side of the story ;the festive atmosphere is intoxicating and you watch this musical with pleasure.
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        • October 26, 1934 (France)
        • France
        • Austria
        • United States
        • French
        • German
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        • Fox Film Corporation
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      • 1 hour 49 minutes
        • Black and White

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