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Hélène
Helene is based on Helene Wilfur, a novel by Vicki (Grand Hotel) Baum. Madeleine Renaud essays the title role, a young medical student in love with aspiring musician Pierre Regnier (Jean-Lous Barrault). Pierre's father, a noted surgeon, puts pressure on his son to give up music in favor of medicine. Unable to withstand his father's remonstrations, Pierre kills himself, prompting the grieving Madeleine to forget all about romance and dedicate her life to the cause of healing others. Wilfur avoids the usual soap-opera goo by offering realistic performances and credible dialogue (the English-language subtitles were composed by erudite film critic Herman G. Weinberg).
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Cast
Madeleine RenaudHélène Wilfur
Jean-Louis BarraultPierre Régnier
Constant RémyProfessor Amboise
Héléna MansonValérie
Odette JoyeuxFrançoise
Robert Le ViganDoctor Regnier
Georges BeverThe lab boy- Jeanne HelblingYvonne Amboise
- Blanche PeyrensThe doctor
- Greta BuelensTotoche
- Marguerite DaulboysThe widow
René DaryMarcel
Maurice BaquetDurant Tout Court
Paul EscoffierThe judge
Details
- Director
- Jean Benoît-Lévy
- Writers
- Marie Epstein, Jean Benoît-Lévy, Vicki Baum
- Release date
- October 17, 1936
- Runtime
- 1h 49m
- Original language
- French
- Studios
- Les Films Marquise
