Twisted Mistress (French: La fausse maîtresse) is a 1942 French comedy film directed by André Cayatte and starring Danielle Darrieux and Lise Delamare.[1] It is inspired by the 1841 novel La Fausse Maîtresse by Honoré de Balzac. It was made at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. Location shooting took place around Perpignan in Languedoc-Roussillon. The film's sets were designed by the art director Andrej Andrejew.[2] It was released on VHS in France by TF1 Vidéo on 1 January 1998.[3] It tells the story of a circus owner's daughter, who plays on a rope, sings two songs, and falls in love with a local rugby player.
| Twisted Mistress | |
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| Directed by | André Cayatte |
| Written by | André Cayatte Michel Duran |
| Based on | La Fausse Maîtresse by Honoré de Balzac |
| Produced by | Alfred Greven |
| Starring | Danielle Darrieux Lise Delamare |
| Cinematography | Robert Lefebvre |
| Music by | Maurice Yvain |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | L'Alliance Cinématographique Européenne |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Cast
edit- Danielle Darrieux as Lilian Rander
- Lise Delamare as Hélène Carbonnel, the wife of Guy Carbonnel
- Monique Joyce as Lætitia
- Huguette Vivier as Marina
- Gabrielle Fontan as Madame Carbonnel
- Bernard Lancret as René Rivals
- André Alerme as Rander
- Jacques Dumesnil as Guy Carbonnel
- Guillaume de Sax as Esquirol
- Michel Duran as Mazios
- André Gabriello as L'huissier
- Charles Blavette as Casimir
- Maurice Baquet as Firmin
- Marcel Maupi as Bellemain
- Albert Rieux as Rigaux
References
edit- ^ Burch & Sellier p.117
- ^ Leteux p.111
- ^ "La fausse maîtresse [VHS]". Retrieved 2009-11-12.
Bibliography
edit- Burch, Noël & Sellier, Geneviève. The Battle of the Sexes in French Cinema, 1930–1956. Duke University Press, 2013.
- Leteux, Christine. Continental Films: French Cinema under German Control. University of Wisconsin Press, 2022.
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