Beauties of the Night
Les Belles de nuit (US title: Beauties of the Night) is a 1952 French language motion picture fantasy directed and written by René Clair who co-produced with Angelo Rizzoli. The film stars Gérard Philipe, Martine Carol, Gina Lollobrigida and Magali Vendeuil.[2] It was nominated the Venice Film Festival for Golden Lion (René Clair).
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| Directed by | René Clair |
| Produced by | René Clair Angelo Rizzoli |
| Written by | René Clair Adaptation: Pierre Barillet Jean-Pierre Gredy |
| Starring | Gérard Philipe Martine Carol Gina Lollobrigida Magali Vendeuil |
| Music by | Georges Van Parys |
| Cinematography | Armand Thirard |
| Edited by | Louisette Hautecoeur Denise Natot |
Production company | Franco London Films Rizzoli Film |
| Distributed by | Société des Etablissements L. Gaumont (France) Lopert Pictures Corporation (USA) |
Release date | 14 November 1952 (France) April 1954 (USA) |
Running time | 87 min |
| Country | France / Italy |
| Language | French |
| Box office | 3,499,199 admissions (France)[1] |
Plot
Impoverished piano teacher and composer Claude (Gérard Philipe) fantasizes about seducing beautiful rich women. One night a promising dream turns into a nightmare in which he's chased by the violent husbands and brothers of his lovers. He gets up and tries to stay awake for fear of feeling haunted again. Then he meets his neighbour Suzanne (Magali Vendeuil) who resembles a woman from his dream.
Cast
- Gérard Philipe as Claude
- Martine Carol as Edmee
- Gina Lollobrigida as Leila / Cashier
- Magali Vendeuil as Suzanne
- Marilyn Buferd as Madame Bonacieux / Postal clerk
- Raymond Bussières as Roger the mechanic
- Raymond Cordy as Suzanne's father Gaston / Marquis
- Bernard La Jarrige as Léon, le gendarme / Leon the gendarme
- Albert Michel as Le facteur / Postman
- Palau as The Old Gentleman
- Jean Parédès as Paul the pharmacist
- Paolo Stoppa as Opera director
References
- "Box Office Success of Gerard Philippe films". Box Office Story.
- "Night Beauties". unifrance.org. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
External links
- Beauties of the Night at IMDb
- Beauties of the Night at AllMovie
- Les Belles de nuit at Films de France
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