''The Beautiful Image'' (French: ''La belle image'') is a 1951 French
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...
directed by
Claude Heymann
Claude Heymann (13 November 1907 – 13 April 1994) was a French screenwriter and film director.Frey p.78
Selected filmography
* '' American Love'' (1931)
* '' Idylle au Caire'' (1933)
* ''The Brighton Twins'' (1936)
* ''Paris-New York'' (1 ...
and starring
Frank Villard
Frank Villard (24 March 1917 – 19 September 1980) was a French film actor.Goble p.121 He was born François Drouineau in Saint-Jean-d'Angély.
Selected filmography
* ''The Last of the Six'' (1941) - Un homme (uncredited)
* ''Cartacalha, reine ...
,
Françoise Christophe
Françoise Christophe (1923–2012) was a French film actor, film and television actress.Goble p.201
Partial filmography
* ''Premier rendez-vous'' (1941) - Une pensionnaire de l'orphelinat (uncredited)
* ''Mariage d'amour'' (1942) - La secrétai ...
and
Pierre Larquey
Pierre Larquey (10 July 1884 – 17 April 1962) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than 200 films between 1913 and 1962. Born in Cénac, Gironde, France, he died in Maisons-Laffitte at the age of 77.
Selected filmography
* ''Patr ...
.
[Frey p.78] The film's sets were designed by the
art director Robert Hubert
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. It was based on the 1941 novel of the same title by
Marcel Aymé
Marcel Aymé (29 March 1902 – 14 October 1967) was a French novelist and playwright, who also wrote screenplays and works for children.
Biography
Marcel André Aymé was born in Joigny, in the Burgundy region of France, the youngest of si ...
.
Synopsis
The face of a modest, quiet man unexpectedly changes one day into a handsome, vigorous one. He becomes a swaggering womaniser who none of his former acquaintances recognise. He even seduces his own wife in his new personae.
Cast
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Frank Villard
Frank Villard (24 March 1917 – 19 September 1980) was a French film actor.Goble p.121 He was born François Drouineau in Saint-Jean-d'Angély.
Selected filmography
* ''The Last of the Six'' (1941) - Un homme (uncredited)
* ''Cartacalha, reine ...
as Raoul Cérusier / Roland Colbert
*
Françoise Christophe
Françoise Christophe (1923–2012) was a French film actor, film and television actress.Goble p.201
Partial filmography
* ''Premier rendez-vous'' (1941) - Une pensionnaire de l'orphelinat (uncredited)
* ''Mariage d'amour'' (1942) - La secrétai ...
as Renée Cérusier
*
Pierre Larquey
Pierre Larquey (10 July 1884 – 17 April 1962) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than 200 films between 1913 and 1962. Born in Cénac, Gironde, France, he died in Maisons-Laffitte at the age of 77.
Selected filmography
* ''Patr ...
as L'oncle Antonin
*
Suzanne Flon
Suzanne Flon (28 January 1918 – 15 June 2005) was a French stage, film, and television actress. She won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress for her performance in the 1961 film '' Thou Shalt Not Kill''. Flon also received two César Awards and two ...
as Lucienne Chenal
*
Robert Dalban as Julien Gauthier
*
Junie Astor
Rolande Jeanne Risterucci (1911–1967), better known as Junie Astor, was a French actress.
Selected filmography
* ''Stradivarius'' (1935)
* ''The Lower Depths'' (1936)
* ''Women's Club'' (1936)
* ''Excursion Train'' (1936)
* ''27 Rue de la Paix ...
as La Sarrazine
*
Olivier Hussenot
Olivier Hussenot (10 September 1913 – 25 August 1978) was a French theatre and film actor.
Career
The actor appeared in French, Italian and American films.
Selected filmography
References
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as Le commissaire
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Arlette Merry as La concierge
*
Gilberte Géniat
Gilberte Géniat (February 17, 1916 – June 28, 1986) was a French film actress.Chiesi p.122
Selected filmography
* ''Hélène'' (1936)
* ''The Citadel of Silence'' (1937) - Catherine
* '' Mademoiselle ma mère'' (1937) - Louise, la bonne
* ''L ...
as Annette, la bonne
*
Made Siamé
Made Siamé (1885–1974) was a French stage and film actress.Goble p.229
Selected filmography
* ''Youth'' (1933)
* '' The House on the Dune'' (1934)
* ''The Mysteries of Paris'' (1935)
* '' The Secret of Polichinelle'' (1936)
* '' The Alibi'' ...
as Mlle Lagorce
*
René Clermont
René Clermont (14 November 1921 – 24 October 1994) was a French stage and film actor as well as a playwright.
Theatre
Comedian
*1933: ''Trois pour 100'' by Roger Ferdinand, directed by Gabriel Signoret, Théâtre Antoine as Barbouin
* ...
as L'homme aux cochons d'Inde
*
Paul Faivre
Paul Faivre (3 March 1886 – 5 March 1973) was a French actor.
Selected filmography
* '' The House Opposite'' (1937)
* ''Behind the Facade'' (1939)
* '' Vidocq'' (1939)
* '' Annette and the Blonde Woman'' (1942)
* '' The Count of Monte Cri ...
as L'employé du bureau B.C.B.
*
Ariane Murator as L'employée du bureau B.C.B.
*
Roland Armontel
Roland Armontel (21 December 1901 – 15 March 1980) was a French actor.
Born Auguste Louis Magnin in Vimoutiers, Orne, France, he died in Paris.
Selected filmography
* ''Fun in the Barracks'' (1932)
* '' Let's Touch Wood'' (1933)
* ''Les M ...
as Le pharmacien
*
Jacques Beauvais
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as Le maître d'hôtel
*
Paul Bisciglia
Paul Antoine Alphonse Bisciglia (30 July 1928 – 18 April 2010) was a French film actor.
Career
Throughout his acting career, Bisciglia appeared in more than one hundred feature films. He made his debut in the 1950 film ''Trois télégram ...
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See also
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* Lewis (d ...
as Le chauffeur de taxi
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Claude Castaing Claude may refer to:
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as Jacquot
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Lucien Guervil
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People
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as L'inspecteur
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Harry-Max
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Gilbert Sauval as Le clochard
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Titys as Un employé
References
Bibliography
* Frey, Hugo. ''Louis Malle''. Manchester University Press, 2004.
External links
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1951 films
1951 drama films
French drama films
1950s French-language films
Films based on French novels
Films based on works by Marcel Aymé
Films directed by Claude Heymann
French black-and-white films
Gaumont Film Company films
1950s French films
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