In the Eyes of Memory

In the Eyes of Memory

1948 · 105 min · ★ 7.0 · Drama, Romance

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.

Directed by Jean Delannoy · Written by Jean Delannoy

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Michèle Morgan Claire Magny
Jean Marais Jacques Forestier
Jean Chevrier Commander Pierre Aubry
Robert Murzeau Paul Marcadout
René Simon Self
Jacques Louvigny The passenger
Jim Gérald Major
Jeannette Batti Ketty
Colette Mars Marcelle Marinier
Simone Barillier
Denise Precheur A hostess
Lucien Dorval

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