The Strange Madame X (1951)

Directed by Jean Grémillon1h 25mDrama

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...

Year
1951
Country
FR
Language
French
Release date
24 May 1951
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Michèle Morgan
Michèle Morgan
Irène Voisin-Larive
Henri Vidal
Henri Vidal
Étienne
A
Arlette Thomas
Jeannette
Louise Conte
Louise Conte
Angèle, maid
Robert Vattier
Robert Vattier
Moissac
P
Paul Barge
Uncle Léon
Roland Alexandre
Roland Alexandre
Marcel
F
Fernand Gilbert
Taxi driver
Raphaël Patorni
Raphaël Patorni
Guest
Yvonne Clech
Yvonne Clech
Joséphine
Georges Sellier
Georges Sellier
General
Geneviève Morel
Geneviève Morel
Guest
René Hell
René Hell
Cabinetmaker
Christian Lude
Christian Lude
Irène's driver
Louis Blanche
Louis Blanche
Guest
Jean-Paul Moulinot
Jean-Paul Moulinot
Butler
Maurice Escande
Maurice Escande
Jacques Voisin-Larive
Jean-Louis Allibert
Jean-Louis Allibert
Doctor (uncredited)
Madeleine Barbulée
Madeleine Barbulée
Marthe (uncredited)
Roland Lesaffre
Roland Lesaffre
Roland, waiter (uncredited)
M
Marius David
Cabinetmaker (uncredited)
H
Henri San Juan
Cabinetmaker (uncredited)
Germaine Delbat
Germaine Delbat
Maid (uncredited)
M
Micheline Rolla
guest (uncredited)
Pierre Leproux
Pierre Leproux
Cabinetry's boss (uncredited)
Albert Malbert
Albert Malbert
Cabinetmaker's apprentice (uncredited)
G
Guy Haurey
Cabinetmaker's apprentice (uncredited)
L
Lucien Hector
Hospital employee (uncredited)
G
Gaston Garchery
(uncredited)
Michel Garland
Michel Garland
(uncredited)
A
Albert Plantier
Cabinetmaker's apprentice (uncredited)

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