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The Strange Madame X (1951)

The Strange Madame X (1951)

Drama
Release Date: 1951, May 24
Directors: Jean Grémillon
Countries: France
Production: Codo Cinéma
Cast: Madeleine Barbulée, Roland Lesaffre, Michèle Morgan, Arlette Thomas, Paul Barge, Yvonne Clech, Germaine Delbat, Jean-Paul Moulinot, Robert Vattier, Louise Conte, Pierre Leproux, Michel Garland

Overview:

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...

Keywords:

love triangle adultery pregnancy double life death of daughter stadium unhappy marriage workshop bourgeoisie carpentry