''Women's Games'' (French: ''Jeux de femmes'') is a 1946 French
comedy film
A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...
directed by
Maurice Cloche Maurice Cloche (17 June 1907, Commercy, Meuse – 23 March 1990, Bordeaux, France) was a French film director, screenwriter, photographer and film producer. Best known for his Oscar-winning film ''Monsieur Vincent'' (1947) he won a 1948 Special Acad ...
and starring
Jacques Dumesnil
Jacques Dumesnil (born Marie Émile Eugène André Joly; November 9, 1903 – May 8, 1998) was a French film and television actor.
Early life
Jacques Dumesnil was born as Marie Émile Eugène André Joly on November 9, 1903 in Paris, France ...
,
Hélène Perdrière
Hélène Perdrière (born 17 April 1912 in Asnieres-sur-Seine, died 27 August 1992 in Boulogne-Billancourt) was a French stage and film actress.
After earning a first prize for comedy at the National Conservatory of Dramatic Art in 1928, she be ...
and
Saturnin Fabre
Saturnin Fabre (4 April 1884 – 4 October 1961) was a French film actor.
Selected filmography
* ''La rafale'' (1920) - comte de Bréchebel
* ''Mademoiselle de La Seiglière'' (1921)
* '' The Road Is Fine'' (1930) - Le professeur Pique
* '' ...
.
[Rège p.229]
The film's sets were designed by the
art director Raymond Nègre
Raymond Nègre was a French art director active in the film industry during the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s.Hayward p.241
Selected filmography
* '' My First Love'' (1945)
* '' Resistance'' (1945)
* '' Not So Stupid'' (1946)
* '' Women's Games'' (1946 ...
.
Cast
References
Bibliography
* Rège, Philippe. ''Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1''. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
External links
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1946 films
1946 comedy films
French comedy films
1940s French-language films
Films directed by Maurice Cloche
French black-and-white films
1940s French films
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