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Le Signe du lion (The Sign of Leo) is a black and white French drama film directed by Éric Rohmer, which was filmed on location in Paris in the summer of 1959 but not released until May 1962. His first full-length work, it is not however one of his Six Moral Tales. Along with Le Beau Serge by Claude Chabrol, who produced The Sign of Leo, it counts as one of the first films of the French New Wave.The title refers to the Zodiac sign of Leo, under which the protagonist says he was born, and much of the plot revolves around notions of luck and fate. The penniless Pierre believes he has inherited a fortune but, when told it went to a cousin, sinks into indigence and despair. Then he is found by a friend who says the cousin has died and Pierre has really inherited the fortune.The film was not a commercial success and for eight years afterwards Rohmer concentrated on short films and on his work at the influential film magazine Cahiers du cinéma.
Original Release
05/03/1962
US Release
05/05/1970
Cast
Name | Character |
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Jess Hahn | Pierre Wesselrin |
Michèle Girardon | Dominique Laurent |
Van Doude | Jean-François Santeuil |
Paul Bisciglia | Willy |
Gilbert Edard | Michel Caron |
Christian Alers | Philippe |
Paul Crauchet | Fred |
Jill Olivier | Cathy |
Sophie Perrault | Chris |
Stephane Audran | La patronne de l'hôtel |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Jess Hahn | Pierre Wesselrin |
Michèle Girardon | Dominique Laurent |
Van Doude | Jean-François Santeuil |
Paul Bisciglia | Willy |
Gilbert Edard | Michel Caron |
Christian Alers | Philippe |
Paul Crauchet | Fred |
Jill Olivier | Cathy |
Sophie Perrault | Chris |
Stephane Audran | La patronne de l'hôtel |
Jean Le Poulain | Le clochard |
Marie Dubois | La jeune femme au café |
Jean-Luc Godard | Le mélomane |
Jean-Pierre Melville | Un consommateur |
Michel Mourlet | Un consommateur |
Macha Méril | La blonde du 14 juillet |
Françoise Prévost | Hélène |
Alain Resnais | Un consommateur |
Malka Ribowska | La mère des deux enfants |
Véra Valmont | La blonde de Nanterre |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Claude Chabrol | Producer |
Roland Nonin | Producer |