''Hélène'' is a 1936 French

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directed by Jean Benoît-Lévy and starring Madeleine Renaud,

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and Constant Rémy.Andrews p.355 It is based on the 1928 novel '' Helene Willfüer, Student of Chemistry'' by Vicki Baum, which had previously been adapted into a 1930 German film of the same title. The film's sets were designed by the

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Lucien Carré.

Synopsis

Hélène Wilfur is a gifted medical student under the teaching of

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Amboise. She attracts the attention of fellow student Pierre, but ultimately dedicates herself to her research with Amboise.

Cast

* Madeleine Renaud as Hélène Wilfur *

as Pierre Régnier * Constant Rémy as Le professeur Amboise * Héléna Manson as Valérie * Odette Joyeux as Françoise * Robert Le Vigan as Le docteur Régnier * Georges Bever as Le garçon de laboratoire * Jeanne Helbling as Yvonne Amboise * Blanche Peyrens as La doctoresse * Greta Buelens as Totoche * Marguerite Daulboys as La veuve * René Dary as Marcel * Maurice Baquet as Durant Tout Court * Paul Escoffier as Le juge * Armand Lurville as Le doyen * Tsugundo Maki as L'étudiant japonais * Roger Toziny as Le libraire * Juozas Miltinis as Le Russe * Gaby André * Gilberte Géniat * Pierre-Louis * Pierre Sarda

References

Bibliography

* Andrews, Dudley. ''Mists of Regret: Culture and Sensibility in Classic French Film''. Princeton University Press, 1995.

External links

* 1936 films French drama films 1936 drama films 1930s French-language films Films directed by Jean Benoît-Lévy Films based on Austrian novels Remakes of German films French black-and-white films 1930s French films Films scored by Marcel Lattès Films based on works by Vicki Baum French-language drama films {{1930s-France-film-stub