In the Eyes of Memory

The story

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.

Cast

M Michèle MorganClaire Magny J Jean MaraisJacques Forestier J Jean ChevrierCommander Pierre Aubry R Robert MurzeauPaul Marcadout R René SimonSelf J Jacques LouvignyThe passenger J Jim GéraldMajor J Jeannette BattiKetty C Colette MarsMarcelle Marinier S Simone Barillier D Denise PrecheurA hostess L Lucien Dorval

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J Janine ViénotA hostess A Albert DuvaleixA passenger D Daniel IvernelBordas, the radio G Germaine MichelThe landlady M Moune de RivelThe nightclub singer Y Yette LucasMs Bastide J Jean LagacheA mechanic M Marfa d'HervillyA passenger J Jean Aymé L Léon ArvelDoctor H H. Lemetayer J Joëlle Bernard(uncredited) M Michèle Brabo(uncredited) L Lucien Carol(uncredited) N Nicole CourcelA student from the Simon course M Maurice Derville(uncredited) P Pierre Fromont(uncredited) G Guy Henry(uncredited) R Robert HosseinA student from the Simon course P Philippe LemaireA pilot (uncredited) H Heddy Miller(uncredited) A André Nicard(uncredited) L Liliane Robert(uncredited) A Antoine Rossel(uncredited) P Pierre RousselA steward (uncredited) M Marcel Rouzé(uncredited)