La Belle de Nuit (1934)
Based on a play by Pierre Wolff, about a wronged husband’s revenge on his wife and her lover, La belle de nuit is a major find, a work of uninhibited stylistic imagination that ranges from Sirkian stylization (an elaborate play of mirrors and doubles) to brutal realism (a tour of the bordellos of Marseille suggests the contemporary photographs of Brassaï).
Director: Louis Valray
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Véra Korène as Maryse Roy / Maïthé |
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Aimé Clariond as Claude Davène |
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Jacques Dumesnil as Jean Fournier |
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Paul Bernard as Pierre Darfeuille |
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Andreals as |
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Marcelle Barry as |
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Germaine Brière as Fernande |
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Fanny Lacroix as |
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Marguerite Mérentié as Clara |
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Frédéric Mariotti as |
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Nicole Martel as Teacher |
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Nizza Myris as |
| Camera | Georges-Lucas Kosta | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Marc Bujard | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Hans May | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Louis Valray | Director |
| Writing | Arnold Lipp | Writer |
| Writing | Pierre Wolff | Writer |
| Art | Jean Lafitte | Art Direction |