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Georges Simenon: The Snow Was Dirty (1950 / France Culture). Photograph: Portrait of Georges Simenon (1909-1989) at the Château d'Echandens, 02/1963. • Credits: Leemage - AFP. First broadcast on the National Channel on November 27, 1950. Adapted by Frédéric Dard. Director: Pierre-Christian Renard and Raymond Rouleau. Original music by Jean Wiener. In 1950, the National Channel offered a stage and radio adaptation of “The Snow Was Dirty,” a novel by Georges Simenon adapted by Frédéric Dard. During the German occupation in France, we follow the journey of Frank Friedmaier. This young man lives in golden idleness, with his mother, a brothel owner. He rubs shoulders with the girls of the house and thugs, among whom is a certain Fred Kromer. The only glimmer of light is his neighbor Sissy Holtz, who persists in loving him despite his seemingly inevitable decline... Cast: Yves Brainville, Jean Brochard, Danièle Delorme, Daniel Gélin, Françoise Lugagne, Jane Marken, Pierre Marteville, André Numès Fils, Gérard Oury, Jacqueline Roman, Raymond Rouleau, Blanche Sylvain and André Valmy. Source: France Culture #GeorgesSimenon #LaNeigeÉtaitSale #LeSémaphore #Writer #Literature #Belgium #Novel #HardNovels #RadioAdaptation #FrédéricDard #SecondWorldWar #Occupation #France #FrankFriedmaier #Interpretation #DanielGélin #YvesBrainville #JeanBrochard #DanièleDelorme #GérardOury #FrançoiseLugagne #JaneMarken #PierreMarteville #Direction #PierreChristianRenard #RaymondRouleau #FranceCulture