The Strange Madame X (1951)
Irène is the unhappy wife of a wealthy publisher, Jacques Voisin-Larive, who cares about her no more than a beautiful piece of furniture. Her meeting with Étienne, a young cabinetmaker with whom she falls in love, turns her dismal existence upside down. Not wanting to reveal her condition to her lover, she pretends to be a modest maid, employed by the Voisin-Larive. At the end of a weekend spent with her lover, Irène discovers that she is pregnant. The fragile balance of their existence is suddenly broken. Taking the initiative, she reveals her affair to Jacques and tells him about her desire to divorce. But her husband has no intention of giving her back her freedom...
Director:
Jean Grémillon
Writer:
Marcelle Maurette
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Michèle Morgan as Irène Voisin-Larive |
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Henri Vidal as Étienne |
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Arlette Thomas as Jeannette |
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Louise Conte as Angèle, maid |
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Robert Vattier as Moissac |
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Paul Barge as Uncle Léon |
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Roland Alexandre as Marcel |
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Fernand Gilbert as Taxi driver |
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Raphaël Patorni as Guest |
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Yvonne Clech as Joséphine |
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Georges Sellier as General |
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Geneviève Morel as Guest |
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René Hell as Cabinetmaker |
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Christian Lude as Irène's driver |
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Louis Blanche as Guest |
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Jean-Paul Moulinot as Butler |
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Maurice Escande as Jacques Voisin-Larive |
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Jean-Louis Allibert as Doctor (uncredited) |
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Madeleine Barbulée as Marthe (uncredited) |
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Roland Lesaffre as Roland, waiter (uncredited) |
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Marius David as Cabinetmaker (uncredited) |
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Henri San Juan as Cabinetmaker (uncredited) |
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Germaine Delbat as Maid (uncredited) |
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Micheline Rolla as guest (uncredited) |
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Pierre Leproux as Cabinetry's boss (uncredited) |
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Albert Malbert as Cabinetmaker's apprentice (uncredited) |
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Guy Haurey as Cabinetmaker's apprentice (uncredited) |
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Lucien Hector as Hospital employee (uncredited) |
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Gaston Garchery as (uncredited) |
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Michel Garland as (uncredited) |
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Albert Plantier as Cabinetmaker's apprentice (uncredited) |
| Directing | Jean Grémillon | Director |
| Writing | Albert Valentin | Adaptation |
| Writing | Pierre Laroche | Dialogue |
| Production | Claude Dolbert | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mireille Leydet | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hagop Arakelian | Makeup Artist |
| Editing | Louisette Hautecœur | Editor |
| Production | Jean-Marie Loutrel | Production Manager |
| Sound | Antoine Archimbaud | Sound |
| Directing | Pierre Kast | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Jean-Marie Maillols | Camera Operator |
| Writing | Marcelle Maurette | Screenplay |
| Sound | Vincent Scotto | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Louis Page | Director of Photography |
| Art | Raymond Druart | Set Decoration |
| Art | Henri Schmitt | Assistant Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Pierre Balmain | Costume Design |
| Directing | Pierre Chevalier | Assistant Director |
