Two Pennies Worth of Violets (French: Deux sous de violettes) is a 1951 French drama film directed by Jean Anouilh and starring Dany Robin, Georges Baconnet and Madeleine Barbulée.[1] It was one of two films directed by the dramatist Anouilh along with Traveling Light (1944). It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Léon Barsacq.

Two Pennies Worth of Violets
Directed by	Jean Anouilh
Written by	Monelle Valentin Jean Anouilh
Produced by	François Chavane Marius Franay Jean Le Duc Alain Poiré
Starring	Dany Robin Georges Baconnet Madeleine Barbulée
Cinematography	Maurice Barry
Edited by	Jean Feyte
Music by	Georges Van Parys
Production companies	Cinéphonic Société Générale de Gestion Cinématographique Francinex
Distributed by	Gaumont Distribution
Release date	31 October 1951
Running time	98 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Synopsis

Thérèse is a young flower seller in Paris who has had a hard life with an unsympathetic family. Her encounters with men are also tragic as they prove to be either predatory or abandon her when she needs them most.

Cast

• Dany Robin as Thérèse Desforges
• Georges Baconnet as Pignot - le fleuriste
• Madeleine Barbulée as La chanteuse des rues
• Michel Bouquet as Maurice Desforges
• Georges Chamarat as Monsieur Dubreck
• Jacques Clancy as André Delgrange
• Léonce Corne as Le médecin
• Henri Crémieux as Bousquet
• Max Dalban as Le cafetier
• Mona Dol as Madame Lambert
• Yvette Etiévant as Lucienne Desforge
• Gabrielle Fontan as La concierge
• Madeleine Geoffroy as Madame Pignot
• Yolande Laffon as Madame Delgrange
• Madeleine Lambert as Une amie
• Héléna Manson as Jeanne Desforges
• Jane Marken as Madame Dubreck
• Geneviève Morel as Germaine
• Marcel Pérès as Le contremaître
• Jean Pommier as Yvon
• Marcelle Praince as Une vieille dame
• Yves Robert as Charlot
• Etienne Yvernès as Le garçon
• Monique Watteau as Simone

References

Bibliography

• Oscherwitz, Dayna & Higgins, Maryellen. The A to Z of French Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

• Two Pennies Worth of Violets at IMDb

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