Ciboulette (film)

Ciboulette is a 1933 French operetta film directed by Claude Autant-Lara, based on the 1923 operetta of the same name composed by Reynaldo Hahn with a libretto by Robert de Flers and Francis de Croisset. The film stars Simone Berriau in the title role of Ciboulette, and Robert Burnier as Antonin d'Armagnac. The story revolves around a young woman, Ciboulette, who is a market gardener. She encounters Antonin, a nobleman, and a fortune teller predicts that she will marry a man wearing the uniform of a chef. The film follows their romance and the complications that arise due to social class differences and mistaken identities. The film is notable for its adaptation of a popular operetta and its early use of sound technology in French cinema.