Les dames du Bois de Boulogne
feature film, romantic drama, France, 1945
DIRECTED BY: Robert Bresson
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'