'While Mortals Sleep' - MiamisFF Review
While Mortals Sleep is enthralling quick-fix horror that offers thrills and excitement with such a short runtime and left me truly impressed with all levels of filmmaking.
Night in December
In 1919, Pierre Darmont, a handsome, much-loved piano virtuoso, falls in love with Anne Morris, a young woman who shares his tender feelings. But, quite inexplicably, after an unforgettable night, Anne vanishes without trace. Twenty years later, Pierre, at the peak of his glory, has become embittered. Unable to recover his unhappy love affair, he has collected women without ever committing himself to any. Until some night he meets the eyes of a beautiful young lady, who happens to be the spitting image of his great love...
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In 1919, Pierre Darmont, a handsome, much-loved piano virtuoso, falls in love with Anne Morris, a young woman who shares his tender feelings. But, quite inexplicably, after an unforgettable night, Anne vanishes without trace. Twenty years later, Pierre, at the peak of his glory, has become embittered. Unable to recover his unhappy love affair, he has collected women without ever committing himself to any. Until some night he meets the eyes of a beautiful young lady, who happens to be the spitting image of his great love...
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Genre:Drama, Romance, Music
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Runtime:82 minutes
Studio:Films Metzger et Woog
Cast
Curtis Bernhardt
Director
Pierre Blanchar
Pierre Darmont
Renée Saint-Cyr
Anne Morris / Helen Morris
Gilbert Gil
Jacques Morel
Jean Tissier
Camille
Marcel André
James Morris
Bernard Blier
Édouard
Pearl Argyle
Betty, la jeune ballerine
Jacques Simonot
Un copain
Georges Flateau
Le maître d'hôtel
Maurice Nasil
Le représentant
Anthony Gildès
Le concierge du Conservatoire
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