Hélène

Hélène (1936)

DramaRomance

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).

Director: Jean Benoît-Lévy

Casts

	Madeleine Renaud as Hélène Wilfur
	Jean-Louis Barrault as Pierre Régnier
	Constant Rémy as Professor Amboise
	Héléna Manson as Valérie
	Odette Joyeux as Françoise
	Robert Le Vigan as Doctor Regnier
	Georges Bever as The lab boy
	Jeanne Helbling as Yvonne Amboise
	Blanche Peyrens as The doctor
	Greta Buelens as Totoche
	Marguerite Daulboys as The widow
	René Dary as Marcel
	Maurice Baquet as Durant Tout Court
	Paul Escoffier as The judge
	Armand Lurville as The dean
	Tsugundo Maki as The Japanese student
	Roger Toziny as The bookstore
	Juozas Miltinis as The Russian
	Gaby André as
	Gilberte Géniat as
	Pierre-Louis as
	Pierre Sarda as

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