Hélène
Hélène

Hélène1936

Directed by Jean Benoît-Lévy

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).

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Madeleine Renaud - Hélène WilfurJean-Louis Barrault - Pierre RégnierConstant Rémy - Professor AmboiseHéléna Manson - ValérieOdette Joyeux - FrançoiseRobert Le Vigan - Doctor RegnierGeorges Bever - The lab boyJeanne Helbling - Yvonne AmboiseBlanche Peyrens - The doctorGreta Buelens - Totoche
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