Realizing that her lover (Jean) is losing interest in her, a society lady (Helen) gets revenge by tricking him into marrying a former prostitute (Agnes). After the wedding Helen tells a stunned Jean about his wife’s secret past, but the ending has more than one surprise twist.
About the film
Details
- Running time
- 1 hr. 24 min.
- Country, year
- France, 1945
- Genre
- Drama
- Language
- French
- Subtitles
- Lithuanian, English
- Age rating
- N/A
Credits
- Director
- Robert Bresson
- Screenplay
- Robert Bresson, Jean Cocteau, Denis Diderot
- Cinematography
- Philippe Agostini
- Music
- Jean-Jacques Grünenwald
- Cast
- Paul Bernard, María Casares, Elina Labourdette, Lucienne Bogaert, Jean Marchat
- More information
- www.imdb.com
Director
Robert Bresson
Robert Bresson (1901-1999) trained as a painter before moving into films as a screenwriter. After spending more than a year as a German POW during World War II, he made his debut with Angels of Sin (1943). Bresson’s next film Les dames du Bois de Boulogne(1945) was the last he worked with professional actors. He created a unique minimalist style for which critics praised him as one of the greatest artists in the history of the cinema. In 1989 Bresson was awarded Career Golden Lion in Venice Film Festival.
