Love and Desire

Le Désir et l'Amour

A French crew is working on location in Spain. But when they want to film a scene in which Gérardn the male star is supposed to be swimming across a river, the matinée idol proves water-shy and the director decides to double him. The one that replaces him is Antonio, a local fisherman. The latter does the job so well that he is chosen as a stunts man for the whole film. This does not please Lola,his fiancée; all the more as Antonio has fallen in love with Martine, the female star.

Director

Henri Decoin

Director

Luis María Delgado

Novela

Auguste Bailly

Screenplay

Henri Decoin

Status

Released

Release date

09/10/1951

Original language

French