The Milk of Paradise by Alain-Fournier
4 Extra Debut. Augustin Meaulnes is haunted by the memory of Yvonne, a woman he met when he was young. Stars Albert Finney and Clare Austin.
Augustin Meaulnes spends a night at the old chateau.
During a fancy-dress party for a vanished bride, he has a brief but fateful encounter with the lovely Yvonne.
To his friend Francois Seurel (the narrator), this seems the very stuff of fantasy.
Yet time is to prove it real 鈥� and for Francois, the watcher over four lives - too real鈥�
A bewitching tale of a young man's dream of happiness.
Starring Timothy Bateson, Albert Finney and Clare Austin.
Alain Fournier鈥檚 novel Le Grand Meaulnes, first published in 1913.
Translated and adapted by Barbara Bray.
Francois Seurel ... Timothy Bateson
Augustin Meaulnes ... Albert Finney
Yvonne de Galais ... Clare Austin
Jasmin Delouche ... John Scott
M. Seurel ... Frederick Treves
Mme. Seurel ... Catherine Salkeld
Aunt Moinel ... Dorothy Green
Frantz de Galais ... Lyndon Brook
Mme. Meaulnes ... Mary Morell
Desnoues / Uncle Florentin ... Frank Windsor
M. de Galais / Man ... Duncan McIntyre
Ganache / Doctor ... John Cazabon
Firmin ... David Spenser
Marie Louise / Girl 1 ... Patricia Leventon
Peasant Woman / Girl 2 ... Hilda Schroder
Boy 1 ... Anthony Adams
Boy 2 ... Jean England
Boy 3 ... Peter Wilde
Boy 4 ... Clive Parritt
Music composed by Elizabeth Poston. Conducted by Douglas Robinson.
Producer: Barbara Bray
First broadcast on the 麻豆社 Home Service in January 1959.
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