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Mimi is a 1935 British romance film directed by Paul L. Stein and starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Gertrude Lawrence and Diana Napier.[1] Set in nineteenth century Paris, the screenplay concerns a composer who becomes inspired by a young woman he encounters. The film is based on the 1851 novel La Vie de Bohème by Henri Murger. The score includes arrangements of Giacomo Puccini's music from the opera La bohème, arranged by George H. Clutsam.

Mimi
Directed by	Paul L. Stein
Written by	Jack Davis Jr. Clifford Grey Paul Merzbach Denis Waldock
Based on	La Vie de Bohème by Henri Murger
Produced by	Walter C. Mycroft
Starring	Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Gertrude Lawrence Diana Napier
Cinematography	Jack E. Cox
Edited by	Leslie Norman
Music by	George H. Clutsam
Production company	British International Pictures
Distributed by	Wardour Films
Release date	29 March 1935
Running time	94 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

The film was made at Elstree Studios,[2] with sets designed by the art director Cedric Dawe.

Cast

• Douglas Fairbanks Jr. as Rodolphe
• Gertrude Lawrence as Mimi
• Diana Napier as Madame Sidonie
• Harold Warrender as Marcel
• Carol Goodner as Musette
• Richard Bird as Colline
• Martin Walker as Schaunard
• Austin Trevor as Lamotte
• Laurence Hanray as Barbemouche
• Paul Graetz as Durand
• Jack Raine as 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.[3]

References

Bibliography

• Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
• Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

• Mimi at IMDb

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