Pastoral Symphony
La symphonie pastorale
On Christmas Eve, Jean Martens, a Swiss minister, takes in a blind half-crippled orphan and brings her up with his four children. But Gertrude grows to be a woman and Jean gradually falls in love with her without admitting it to himself. On the contrary, he lulls his conscience by interpreting the Scriptures to his advantage. But neither his wife nor his oldest son are fooled. When, after a long-delayed operation, Gertrude recovers her sight she is not long to find out that sin has corrupted the soul of her benefactor. Seeing no hope in the situation, the young woman decides to take her own life.
Direction
Screenplay
Cast
Pierre Blanchar
Le pasteur Jean Martens
Michèle Morgan
Gertrude
Line Noro
Amélie Martens - sa femme
Jean Desailly
Jacques Martens - son fils
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Andrée Clément
Piette Castéran
Jacques Louvigny
Castéran
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Rosine Luguet
Charlotte Martens
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Mona Dol
Soeur Claire
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Robert Demorget
Pierre Martens
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Hélène Dassonville
Mademoiselle de la Grange
Georges Auric
Composer
Armand Thirard
Cinematographer
