''La Belle que voilà'' (English title: ''Here Is the Beauty'') is a 1950 French drama film directed by
Jean-Paul Le Chanois
Jean-Paul Étienne Dreyfus, better known as Jean-Paul Le Chanois (; 25 October 1909 – 8 July 1985), was a French film director, screenwriter and actor. His film ''...Sans laisser d'adresse'' won the Golden Bear, Golden Bear (Comedies) awar ...
who co-wrote screenplay with
Françoise Giroud
Françoise Giroud (born Lea France Gourdji; 21 September 1916 – 19 January 2003), was a French journalist, screenwriter, writer, and politician.
Biography
Giroud was born in Lausanne, Switzerland to immigrant Sephardi Turkish Jewish parents; ...
, based on the novel ''Die Karriere der Doris Hart'' by
Vicki Baum
Hedwig "Vicki" Baum (; ; January 24, 1888 – August 29, 1960) was an Austrian writer. She is known for the novel ''Menschen im Hotel'' ('People at a Hotel', 1929 — published in English as '' Grand Hotel''), one of her first international ...
. The film stars by
Michèle Morgan
Michèle Morgan (; born Simone Renée Roussel; 29 February 1920 – 20 December 2016) was a French film actress, who was a leading lady for three decades in both French cinema and Hollywood features. She is considered one of the greatest Fren ...
and
Henri Vidal
Henri Vidal (26 November 1919 – 10 December 1959) was a French film actor.
Film career
Henri Lucien Raymond VidalSource Les Gens du cinéma/ref> was first noticed after he won the "Apollo of 1939" contest in Paris. He was spotted by Édith ...
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It depicts the annoyed love between a sculptor and a dancer.
Cast
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Michèle Morgan
Michèle Morgan (; born Simone Renée Roussel; 29 February 1920 – 20 December 2016) was a French film actress, who was a leading lady for three decades in both French cinema and Hollywood features. She is considered one of the greatest Fren ...
: Jeanne Morel
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Henri Vidal
Henri Vidal (26 November 1919 – 10 December 1959) was a French film actor.
Film career
Henri Lucien Raymond VidalSource Les Gens du cinéma/ref> was first noticed after he won the "Apollo of 1939" contest in Paris. He was spotted by Édith ...
: Pierre Leroux
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Henri Arius
Henri Arius (1897–1968) was a French film and stage actor.Crisp p.176 A character actor he appeared in a large number of films in wartime and post-war France.
Selected filmography
* '' Don't Shout It from the Rooftops'' (1943)
* '' Jeannou'' (1 ...
: Tordo, le patron de l'hôtel
*Jean Debucourt : M. de la Brunerie
*Édouard Delmont : Un gardien de prison
*Jean d'Yd : Ceccati
*Marcelle Géniat : Varbara Ostovska
*Bernard Lancret : Edmond Reybaud de la Brunerie
*Léo Lapara : Le chirurgien
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Gérard Oury
Gérard Oury (; born Max-Gérard Houry Tannenbaum; 29 April 1919 – 20 July 2006) was a French film director, actor and writer.
Life and career
Max-Gérard Houry-Tannenbaum was the only son of Serge Tannenbaum, a violinist of Russian-Jewish or ...
: Bruno
*Jean Pâqui : Renaud, l'ingénieur
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Ludmilla Tchérina
Ludmilla Tchérina (born Monique Tchemerzine; 10 October 1924 – 21 March 2004) was a French prima ballerina and actress.
Biography
She studied with Blanche d'Alessandri, Olga Preobrajenska and Clustine. She started dancing at 16 and danced ...
: Mireille Oslava
*Jean Témerson : Théophile
*Harriet Toby : Tania
External links
Here Is the Beautyat the
British Film Institute
The British Film Institute (BFI) is a film and television charitable organisation which promotes and preserves filmmaking and television in the United Kingdom. The BFI uses funds provided by the National Lottery to encourage film production, ...
''La Belle que voilà''at AlloCiné
''La Belle que voilà''at DvdToile
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1950 films
Films directed by Jean-Paul Le Chanois
Films based on Austrian novels
Films about fictional painters
Films about ballet
French drama films
1950 drama films
French black-and-white films
Films scored by Joseph Kosma
Films about sculptors
1950s French films
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