La Belle de Nuit (1934)
Overview
Based on a play by Pierre Wolff, about a wronged husband’s revenge on his wife and her lover, La belle de nuit is a major find, a work of uninhibited stylistic imagination that ranges from Sirkian stylization (an elaborate play of mirrors and doubles) to brutal realism (a tour of the bordellos of Marseille suggests the contemporary photographs of Brassaï).
Cast
Véra Korène
Maryse Roy / Maïthé
Aimé Clariond
Claude Davène
Jacques Dumesnil
Jean Fournier
Paul Bernard
Pierre Darfeuille
Marcelle Barry
Frédéric Mariotti
