''Devil in the Flesh'' (french: Le diable au corps) is a 1947 French
romantic
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drama
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film directed by
Claude Autant-Lara
Claude Autant-Lara (; 5 August 1901 – 5 February 2000) was a French film director and later Member of the European Parliament (MEP).
Biography
Born at Luzarches in Val-d'Oise, Autant-Lara was educated in France and at London's Mill Hill Sc ...
, based on the 1923
novel of the same name by
Raymond Radiguet
Raymond Radiguet (18 June 1903 – 12 December 1923) was a French novelist and poet whose two novels were noted for their explicit themes, and unique style and tone.
Early life
Radiguet was born in Saint-Maur, Val-de-Marne, close to Paris, th ...
.
The film stars
Micheline Presle
Micheline Presle (; born Micheline Nicole Julia Émilienne Chassagne; 22 August 1922) is a French actress. She was sometimes billed as Micheline Prelle. Starting in 1939, she starred in over 50 French and English language films that were made in H ...
and
Gérard Philipe
Gérard Philipe (born Gérard Albert Philip, 4 December 1922 – 25 November 1959) was a prominent French actor who appeared in 32 films between 1944 and 1959. Active in both theatre and cinema, he was, until his early death, one of the main ...
, with
Palau
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, Jean Varas,
Jacques Tati
Jacques Tati (; born Jacques Tatischeff, ; 9 October 1907 – 5 November 1982) was a French mime, film-maker, actor and screenwriter. In an ''Entertainment Weekly'' poll of the Greatest Movie Directors, he was voted the 46th greatest of all time ...
,
Denise Grey
Denise Grey (born Édouardine Verthuy; 17 September 1896 – 13 January 1996) was an Italian-born actress who became a naturalized French citizen.
Biography
Édouardine Grey was born in Châtillon in the Aosta Valley of north-west Italy, clos ...
and
Jean Debucourt
Jean Debucourt (19 January 1894 – 22 March 1958) was a French stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1920 and 1958.
Selected filmography
* '' The Little Thing'' (1923)
* ''Jean Chouan'' (1926)
* ''Madame Récami ...
in supporting roles.
It was shot at the and
Neuilly Studios
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and on location at a number of places around the city. The film's sets were designed by the
art director
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It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and ...
Max Douy
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Selected filmography
* ''The Rules of the Game'' (1939)
* ''There's No Tomorrow'' (1939)
* '' The Trump Card'' (1942)
* ''Goodbye Leonard'' (1943)
* ''Paris Frills' ...
.
Premise
In France during World War I, nurse Marthe waits for her husband, Jacques, while he fights on the front lines. The lonely Marthe begins a tempestuous affair with 17-year-old François, with whom she had a dalliance before marrying Jacques. Jealous François struggles with the fact that Marthe is married, while she tries to prove her devotion to her young, hotheaded lover. Things become even more complex when Marthe becomes pregnant with François' baby.
Cast
*
Micheline Presle
Micheline Presle (; born Micheline Nicole Julia Émilienne Chassagne; 22 August 1922) is a French actress. She was sometimes billed as Micheline Prelle. Starting in 1939, she starred in over 50 French and English language films that were made in H ...
as Marthe Grangier
*
Gérard Philipe
Gérard Philipe (born Gérard Albert Philip, 4 December 1922 – 25 November 1959) was a prominent French actor who appeared in 32 films between 1944 and 1959. Active in both theatre and cinema, he was, until his early death, one of the main ...
as François Jaubert
*
Denise Grey
Denise Grey (born Édouardine Verthuy; 17 September 1896 – 13 January 1996) was an Italian-born actress who became a naturalized French citizen.
Biography
Édouardine Grey was born in Châtillon in the Aosta Valley of north-west Italy, clos ...
as Madame Grangier
*
Jean Debucourt
Jean Debucourt (19 January 1894 – 22 March 1958) was a French stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1920 and 1958.
Selected filmography
* '' The Little Thing'' (1923)
* ''Jean Chouan'' (1926)
* ''Madame Récami ...
as Monsieur Jaubert
*
Palau
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as Monsieur Marin
* Jean Varas as Jacques Lacombe
*
Michel François
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as Rene
*
Richard Francoeur
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as the receptionist
*
Max Maxudian
Max Algop Maxudian (12 June 1881 – 20 July 1976) was a French stage and film actor.
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as the principal
*
Germaine Ledoyen Germaine may refer to:
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*Germaine Arnaktauyok (born 1946), Inuk printmaker, painter, and drawer
*Germaine Cousin (1579-1601), French saint
*Germaine Greer (born 1939), feminist writer and academic
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as Madame Jaubert
*
Jeanne Pérez
Jeanne Pérez (28 September 1894 – 11 May 1975) was a French film actress. She appeared in 50 films between 1930 and 1975.
Filmography
References
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*
1894 births
1975 deaths
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as Madame Marin
*
Jacques Tati
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as officer
Accolades
In the United States the
National Board of Review of Motion Pictures
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named it the
fifth best film of 1949.
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Films with screenplays by Pierre Bost
French black-and-white films
French romantic drama films
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