By the Window (Par la fenêtre) 76 years old

By the Window

Gaston, nicknamed Pilou, has left his native village and Yvette, the girl of his heart, to go to Paris where he has found work as a painter. He is a naive good-natured man who, like most of his fellow-workers, favors a little song or two while he works. For the time being he is busy repainting the exterior of a block of flats and, when he does not sing to pass the time, he looks through the windows, observing the tenants in their daily lives. As time goes by, he goes as far as intervening and changing the course of their lives. In the end, despite having found a lookalike of his fiancée, he returns to her.

Credits

By the Window Cast

Name Character
Suzy Delair She was 30, now 106 years old as Yvette
Bourvil He was 30, 53 years old when he died as Gaston
France Ellys She was 4, now 71 years old as Mme Laforest, la mère de Renée
Mona Dol She was 46, 89 years old when she died as Blanche
Michèle Philippe She was 22, 46 years old when she died as Renée Laforest

By the Window Crew

Name Department
Gilles Grangier as Director. He was 36 (84) years old when He died Directing
By the Window poster
By the Window (76 years)

  • Release day: Thursday, January 22, 1948
  • Runtime: 85 minutes