Patrie (English: Country) is a 1946 French historical drama film directed by Louis Daquin and starring Pierre Blanchar, Maria Mauban and Jean Desailly. It was entered into the 1946 Cannes Film Festival. Like the 1917 silent film of the same title it is based on the 1869 play by Victorien Sardou. It was shot at the Epinay Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director René Moulaert.
Plot
In Brussels in the 1560s the rebelling Flemish nobles are battling the Spanish under the Duke of Alba. The Count De Rysoor, a prominent leader, is planning an uprising aiming to hold the city until relief from William of Orange can arrive. When he discovers an affair his wife is having with a fellow officer, he at first turns a blind eye to it as he always puts his country before his private concerns. However it soon begins to put the whole conspiracy at risk.
Cast
Pierre Blanchar as Le comte de Rysoor
Jean Desailly as Karloo
Maria Mauban as La comtesse de Rysoor
Lucien Nat as Duke of Alba
Pierre Dux as Jonas
Julien Bertheau as William of Orange
Louis Seigner as Vargas
Pierre Asso as Pablo
Marcel Lupovici as Del Rio
Mireille Perrey as Catherine Jonas
Nathalie Nattier as La camériste
Marie Leduc as Donna Rafaela
Fernand René as Un échevin
Louis Florencie as Un échevin
Jacqueline Duc as La mariée
Guy Decomble as Un échevin
References
Bibliography
Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. Sieglohr, Ulrike. Heroines Without Heroes: Reconstructing Female and National Identities in European Cinema, 1945-51. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2016.