Mimi (film)
Mimi is a 1935 British romance directed by Paul L. Stein and starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Gertrude Lawrence and Diana Napier.[1] In nineteenth century Paris a composer is inspired by a young woman he encounters. It is based on the novel La Vie de Bohème by Henri Murger.
Cast
- Douglas Fairbanks Jr. – Rodolphe
- Gertrude Lawrence – Mimi
- Diana Napier – Madame Sidonie
- Harold Warrender – Marcel
- Carol Goodner – Musette
- Richard Bird – Colline
- Martin Walker – Schaunard
- Austin Trevor – Lamotte
- Laurence Hanray – Barbemouche
- Paul Graetz – Durand
- Jack Raine – Duke
Reception
Writing for The Spectator, Graham Greene described the film as evoking a "happy juvenility" and attributed its success to the superior acting skills of Fairbanks and Lawrence, and to the wardrobe designed by Doris Zinkeisen.[2]
References
- ↑ "Mimi". BFI. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
- ↑ Greene, Graham (2 August 1935). "The Voice of Britain/Mimi". The Spectator. (reprinted in: John Russel, Taylor, ed. (1980). The Pleasure Dome. p. 10. ISBN 0192812866.)
External links
- Mimi at the Internet Movie Database
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