Edward and Caroline
Edward and Caroline | |
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Directed by | Jacques Becker |
Written by | Jacques Becker Annette Wademant |
Produced by | Raymond Borderie |
Starring | Daniel Gélin Anne Vernon Elina Labourdette |
Cinematography | Robert Lefebvre |
Edited by | Marguerite Renoir |
Music by | Jean-Jacques Grünenwald |
Production company | Union Générale Cinématographique |
Distributed by | L'Alliance Générale de Distribution Cinématographique |
Release date |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | French |
Edward and Caroline (French: Édouard et Caroline) is a 1951 French comedy-drama film directed by Jacques Becker, starring Daniel Gélin and Anne Vernon.[1] It was entered into the 1951 Cannes Film Festival.[2]
The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Colombier. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris.
Plot[]
Édouard and Caroline are preparing for a family evening during which Édouard will be expected to play the piano. Lacking a dinner jacket Édouard goes to borrow one from his wife's cousin. In the meantime Caroline attempts to re-model her dress to bring it more up-to-date. Her husband is not pleased and the evening consists of rows, fights and threats of divorce. It is the early morning before life returns to normal.
Cast[]
- Daniel Gélin as Edouard Mortier
- Anne Vernon as Caroline Mortier
- Elina Labourdette as Florence Borch de Martelie
- Jacques François as Alain Beauchamp
- Betty Stockfeld as Lucy Barville
- Jean Galland as Claude Beauchamp
- as a guest
- William Tubbs as Spencer Borch
- Jean Toulout as Herbert Barville
- as Mme Leroy, la concierge
- as Julien, le valet de chambre
- Hélène Duc as L'invitée mélomane
- as a guest
- Edmond Ardisson as Le coiffeur
- as Igor
References[]
- ^ Hal Erickson (2011). "New York Times: Easy Living". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 20 May 2011. Retrieved 19 July 2008.
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Edward and Caroline". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2012. Retrieved 2009-01-11.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1951 films
- French-language films
- 1951 comedy films
- French black-and-white films
- Films directed by Jacques Becker
- French comedy films
- French films
- Films produced by Raymond Borderie
- Films shot at Billancourt Studios
- 1950s French film stubs
- 1950s comedy film stubs