Lac aux dames (1934)
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Rosine Deréan, Simone Simon, Illa Meery, Odette Joyeux
A young engineer’s romance with Danny is threatened by her wealthy father, while a chance rescue begins an unexpected friendship.
The story
Éric, an unemployed young engineer, takes a lifeguard job at a resort on Lake Constance, where he is popular with the ladies. One foggy day, while trying to swim across the lake, he is rescued by Puck, a wild young woman, and they become close friends. Éric falls in love with Danny, who returns his feelings, but her wealthy father opposes their marriage, separating the couple. As Éric faces this obstacle, his friendship with Puck forms another important connection in his life.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Éric (Jean-Pierre Aumont), a young unemployed engineer, has accepted a job as a lifeguard at a resort on Lake Constance, where he is very popular with the ladies. One foggy day, as he tries to swim across the lake, he is rescued by Puck (Simone Simon), a wild young girl, and a close friendship develops between them. Éric falls in love with Danny (Rosine Deréan), who returns his feelings. But the young woman’s wealthy father (Michel Simon) opposes their marriage, and the two are separated. Sick and penniless, Éric is desperate, and he rejects Puck when she confesses her love for him. She disappears; everyone thinks she has drowned and begins searching the lake. In reality, Puck has gone to the town where Danny lives and, choosing to step aside, brings the two young people together, and they will never part again.
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