Fever (French: Fièvres) is a 1942 French drama film directed by Jean Delannoy and starring Tino Rossi, Jacqueline Delubac and Ginette Leclerc. Location shooting took place around Royan in the Occupied Zone, although it is set in Provence. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Marcel Magniez and Pierre Marquet.
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Synopsis
After the world-famous tenor Jean Dupray witnesses his wife Maria collapse and die during his performance, he suffers a mental breakdown and retreats to a remote monastery in Provence to live as a monk. He is haunted by the guilt he had been unfaithful to his wife. His fragile peace is shattered when the seductive Rose tracks him down, determined to lure him back to his former life of fame. Despite his vows, Jean finds himself increasingly ensnared by Yvonne’s charms, leading to a spiritual and emotional crisis. Ultimately Jean must finally choose between the sanctity of his new life and the destructive desires of his past
Cast
Tino Rossi as Le ténor Jean Dupray
Jacqueline Delubac as Edith Watkins
Ginette Leclerc as Rose
Madeleine Sologne as Maria Dupray
Mathilde Alberti as La patronne du café
Marcelle Yrven as La vieille actrice
Jacques Louvigny as Tardivel - l'impresario
René Génin as Louis Martet
Lucien Gallas as Le jeune homme traqué
Jean Reynols as Le prieur
André Bervil as Antonio
André Carnège as Le médecin
Georges Bever as Georges
Léonce Corne as Caboussol
Eugène Frouhins as La cabotin
Alexandre Mathillon as Le directeur
Frédéric Mariotti as Un convive
Jean Pignol as L'agent
Maxime Fabert as Charles
