Liliom (1934)

Note: this print runs 90 minutes against a recorded 118 minutes. It is the best copy we have found; we keep looking for a complete print.

With Charles Boyer, Madeleine Ozeray, Pierre Alcover, Roland Toutain, Henry Richard, Antonin Artaud, Rosa Valetti, Alexandre Rignault

Directed by Fritz Lang

Liliom is a 1934 French fantasy film directed by Fritz Lang based on the 1909 Hungarian stage play of the same title by Ferenc Molnár. The film stars Charles Boyer as Liliom, a carousel barker who is fired from his job after defending the chambermaid Julie (Madeleine Ozeray) from the jealousy of Mme. Muscat, the carousel owner who is infatuated with Liliom. He moves in with Julie and they begin an affair. When Liliom discovers he's about to become a father, he finds he needs money and participates in a robbery which goes awry. Rather than allow himself to be arrested, Liliom kills himself and his soul is transported to a waiting room of Heaven. A heavenly commissioner determines that Liliom

Synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Streaming from the Internet Archive.

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