In the Eyes of Memory
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Director Jean Delannoy's immediate followup to his brilliant Les Jeux sont Faits was the more conventional Aux Yeux du Souvenir (aka Souvenir and To the Eyes of Memory). The film is based on a true story, wherein an France airliner managed to survive a journey from Rio De Janeiro to Dakar with two of its engines incapacitated. To this already intensely dramatic situation has been added a romantic subplot involving Claire Magny (Michele Morgan) and Jacques Forester (Jean Marais). The love story adds very little to the film; fortunately, neither does it detract from the film's overall quality. As was the case with many French productions of the 1940s, Aux Yeux du Souvenir benefits immeasurably from the Wagnerian musical score by Georges Auric.
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Cast
41 people
Michèle Morgan
Claire Magny
Known for
Port of Shadows
The Fallen Idol
Jean Marais
Jacques Forestier
Known for
Fantomas
Beauty and the Beast
Jean Delannoy
Jean Chevrier
Commander Pierre Aubry
Also in
The Accursed Kings
Paris Frills
Henri Jeanson
Robert Murzeau
Paul Marcadout
Known for
Robinson Crusoeland
Georges Neveux
René Simon
Self
Also in
La Mode rêvée
Jacques Louvigny
The passenger
Known for
Hôtel du Nord
Jim Gérald
Major
Known for
The Barefoot Contessa
Moulin Rouge
Jeannette Batti
Ketty
Known for
La Traversée de Paris
Santa Claus Is a Stinker
Colette Mars
Marcelle Marinier
Also in
Les Dents longues
Illegal Cargo
Jean Delannoy Director · Henri Jeanson Writer Georges Neveux Writer
United States release October 2, 1950 · Produced in France · Original title Aux yeux du souvenir
Production
Les Films Gibé
Production
France
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Languages
Original title
Aux yeux du souvenir
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · November 24, 1948
Theatrical
United States · October 2, 1950
New York City, New York
Austria
March 1, 1952
Denmark
April 29, 1950
Germany
January 11, 1952
Italy
September 1, 1949 · Venice Film Festival
Mexico
September 8, 1951
Netherlands
January 6, 1950
Spain
February 12, 1951 · Barcelona
Sweden
October 13, 1949
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