''Hyménée'' is a 1947 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. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...
directed by
Émile Couzinet
Émile Cousinet, (12 November 1896 – 24 October 1964) was a French film producer and film director.
Biography
The son of a carpenter, Couzinet became a traveling projectionist and then director of the Royan Casino.
In the 1920s, he deci ...
. Starring
Gaby Morlay,
Maurice Escande, and
Pierre Magnier, the film was shot in
Bordeaux
Bordeaux ( ; ; Gascon language, Gascon ; ) is a city on the river Garonne in the Gironde Departments of France, department, southwestern France. A port city, it is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the Prefectures in F ...
at the Studios de la Côte d'Argent in
Gironde
Gironde ( , US usually , ; , ) is the largest department in the southwestern French region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Named after the Gironde estuary, a major waterway, its prefecture is Bordeaux. In 2019, it had a population of 1,623,749. .
Plot
Although Pierre is married, he is in love with his sister in law Marianne, while he is loved by his cousin Agnés, a spinster. Marianne loves him but she prefers to marry Rémy, and ultimately Agnés leaves Pierre to his wife and kids.
Cast
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Gaby Morlay as Agnès d'Aubarède
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Maurice Escande as Pierre Vairon
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Pierre Magnier as the general
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Colette Richard as Marianne
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Bernard Lancret
Bernard Lancret (4 September 1912 – 5 September 1983) was a French film actor. He appeared in over thirty films between 1935 and 1956 in a mixture of leading and supporting roles. He played the composer Franz Schubert in the 1940 film '' Séré ...
as Rémi
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Alice Field as Juliette
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Gabrielle Robinne as Madame d'Aubarède
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Marthe Marsans as Madame Vairon
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Monette Pascale
References
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1947 films
French drama films
French black-and-white films
1947 drama films
1940s French films
1940s French-language films
Films directed by Émile Couzinet
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