In the Eyes of Memory (Aux yeux du souvenir) 75 years old

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.

Credits

Michèle Morgan as

Jean Marais as

Jean Chevrier as

Jacques Louvigny as

In the Eyes of Memory Cast

Name	Character
Michèle Morgan She was 28, 96 years old when she died
Jean Marais He was 34, 84 years old when he died
Jean Chevrier He was 33, 60 years old when he died
Jacques Louvigny He was 64, 66 years old when he died

In the Eyes of Memory Crew

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In the Eyes of Memory (75 years)

Release day: Wednesday, November 24, 1948
Runtime: 105 minutes