Is The Curtain Rises violent?

Barely. Less violent than 86% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Curtain Rises scary?

Barely. Less frightening than 84% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Curtain Rises end with hope?

Yes. More hopeful than 81% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Curtain Rises easy watching?

Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Curtain Rises sad?

Not especially. Less sad than 67% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Curtain Rises

Name: The Curtain Rises
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1938
Duration: 99 min
Rating: 7.8
Cast: Louis Jouvet, Claude Dauphin, Janine Darcey, Odette Joyeux, Bernard Blier

"I was seventeen, I'm not anymore because you are and seventeen is not for everyone at the same time!"

Directed by Marc Allégret

Produced by Regina Films, Filmsonor

193899 min7.8 / 10

A warm, playful comedy-drama set in a Parisian drama conservatory where young aspiring actors navigate love, ambition, and the blurred line between theatrical performance and authentic life.

1938, France, Paris, at the Superior Conservatory of Dramatic Art ("Conservatoire Supérieur d'Art Dramatique"). The first-year entrance exams are in full swing. Many applicants, few accepted. Isabelle (Janine Darcey) is one of the few chosen. She joins former students from the second and third years, including François (Claude Dauphin) and Cécilia (Odette Joyeux). They attend the drama class run by Professor Lambertin (Louis Jouvet). The young people, passionate and eager to become comedians, clash in tumultuous love affairs, because by dint of acting, they imagine that life is a farce. François, for example, is in love with Isabelle, who also loves him, but is pursued by Cecilia, his former mistress... "Put art in your life and life in your art!"

Clusters

Feel-Good Homecoming Stories Feel-Good Second-Chance Romance Second Chance Romance Whimsical Reinvention Through Romance

Genres

Comedy Drama

Questions people ask

Is The Curtain Rises violent? Barely. Less violent than 86% of films.
Is The Curtain Rises scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.
Does The Curtain Rises end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.
Is The Curtain Rises easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.
Is The Curtain Rises sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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