Hélène

Synopsis

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).

Main Cast

Madeleine Renaud

Hélène Wilfur

Age : 94 | Popularity : 7%

Jean-Louis Barrault

Pierre Régnier

Age : 83 | Popularity : 3%

Constant Rémy

Professor Amboise

Age : 66 | Popularity : 5%

Héléna Manson

Valérie

Age : 96 | Popularity : 3%

Odette Joyeux

Françoise

Age : 85 | Popularity : 4%

Robert Le Vigan

Doctor Regnier

Age : 72 | Popularity : 4%

Georges Bever

The lab boy

Age : 88 | Popularity : 3%

Jeanne Helbling

Yvonne Amboise

Age : 82 | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Jean Benoît-Lévy
Writing	Writer	Marie Epstein Jean Benoît-Lévy
	Novel	Vicki Baum
Camera	Director of Photography	Philippe Agostini Léonce-Henri Burel
Sound	Music	Marcel Lattès
	Sound	Robert Teisseire
Art	Decorator	Lucien Carré
Department	Role	Name

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