Le Père Goriot (1972)
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Charles Vanel, Bruno Garcin, Barbara Laage, Monique Nevers, Roger Jacquet, Marie Mergey, Kathy Fraisse, Elia Clermont, Nadine Alari, François Tilly, Paul Rieger, Annie Savarin, Renée Gardès
A merchant’s deep devotion to his daughters is bound up with his hopes for their social advancement.
The story
Jean-Joachim Goriot, a merchant who made his fortune during the Revolution, is deeply devoted to his two daughters and wants to advance their social standing.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Jean-Joachim Goriot, a merchant who made his fortune during the Revolution, is obsessed with love for his two daughters and wants to advance their social standing. He gives them generous dowries and ruins himself paying their debts, but Delphine and Anastasie do not return his affection and abandon him as he is dying to rush off to a grand ball.
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