Les dames du Bois de Boulogne

feature film, romantic drama, France, 1945

DIRECTED BY: Robert Bresson

Les dames du Bois de Boulogne

CAST:
Paul Bernard (Jean),
María Casares (Hélène),
Elina Labourdette (Agnès),
Lucienne Bogaert (gđa. D),
Jean Marchat (Jacques)

SCRIPT:
Robert Bresson,
Jean Cocteau (based on novel by Denis Diderota)

PHOTOGRAPHY:
Philippe Agostini

MUSIC:
Jean-Jacques Grünenwald

EDITING:
Jean Feyte

Synopsis:
This film is a modernized adaptation of Diderot’s work Jacques fatalist. When Helene’s lover Jean starts losing interest in her, she takes vengeance by cheating on him. That results in Jean’s marriage to a former prostitute, Agnes. After the wedding Jean finds out the truth…

b/w, 86'

Trailer