Hélène

Hélène (1936)

Released: 1936-10-17 Duration: 1hr 49min
Genres: Drama Romance
Rating 1.0

Overview

Helene is based on Helene Wilfur, a novel by Vicki (Grand Hotel) Baum. Madeleine Renaud essays the title role, a young medical student in love with aspiring musician Pierre Regnier (Jean-Lous Barrault). Pierre's father, a noted surgeon, puts pressure on his son to give up music in favor of medicine. Unable to withstand his father's remonstrations, Pierre kills himself, prompting the grieving Madeleine to forget all about romance and dedicate her life to the cause of healing others. Wilfur avoids the usual soap-opera goo by offering realistic performances and credible dialogue (the English-language subtitles were composed by erudite film critic Herman G. Weinberg).

Production Companies

Les Films Marquise

Additional Info

Budget $0.00
Revenue $0.00
Original Language fr
Popularity 0.528

Directed By

Jean Benoît-Lévy

Crew

Decorator
Lucien Carré
Novel
Vicki Baum
Director of Photography
Léonce-Henri Burel
Director of Photography
Philippe Agostini

TOP CAST

Madeleine Renaud
Madeleine Renaud

Hélène Wilfur

Jean-Louis Barrault
Jean-Louis Barrault

Pierre Régnier

Constant Rémy
Constant Rémy

Professor Amboise

Odette Joyeux
Odette Joyeux

Françoise

Robert Le Vigan
Robert Le Vigan

Doctor Regnier

Georges Bever
Georges Bever

The lab boy

Jeanne Helbling
Jeanne Helbling

Yvonne Amboise

Blanche Peyrens
Blanche Peyrens

The doctor

René Dary
René Dary

Marcel

Maurice Baquet
Maurice Baquet

Durant Tout Court

Paul Escoffier
Paul Escoffier

The judge

Tsugundo Maki
Tsugundo Maki

The Japanese student

Roger Toziny
Roger Toziny

The bookstore

Juozas Miltinis
Juozas Miltinis

The Russian

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