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 |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hagop Arakelian | Makeup Artist |
| Writing | Pierre Laroche | Dialogue |
| Editing | Louisette Hautecœur | Editor |
| Camera | Jean-Marie Maillols | Camera Operator |
| Production | Claude Dolbert | Producer |
| Directing | Pierre Kast | Assistant Director |
| Writing | Albert Valentin | Adaptation |
| Sound | Antoine Archimbaud | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mireille Leydet | Costume Design |
| Production | Jean-Marie Loutrel | Production Manager |
| Directing | Pierre Chevalier | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Pierre Balmain | Costume Design |
| Sound | Vincent Scotto | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Marcelle Maurette | Screenplay |
| Camera | Louis Page | Director of Photography |
| Art | Henri Schmitt | Assistant Set Decoration |
| Art | Raymond Druart | Set Decoration |
