The Glass Castle (1950)
"Le château de verre" (original title)

Evlyne, a judge's young wife, falls in love with Remy, that lives in Paris, during Holidays. After following him in the lovers city, she decides to return home to inform her husband about ... See full summary »

Director:

René Clément

Writers:

Vicki Baum (novel), Gian Bistolfi,

Stars:

Michèle Morgan, Jean Marais, Jean Servais

Cast

Credited cast:
Michèle Morgan	...	Evelyne Lorin-Bertal
Jean Marais	...	Rémy Marsay
Jean Servais	...	Laurent Bertal (French version)
Fosco Giachetti	...	Laurent Bertal (Italian version)
Elisa Cegani	...	Eléna
Elina Labourdette	...	Marion
Giovanna Galletti	...	Louise Morel - l'accusée
André Carnège	...	Le secrétaire
Roger Dalphin	...	Marcel
Albert Michel	...	Le charmeur d'oiseaux
Colette Régis	...	La tenancière de l'hôtel
Allain Dhurtal	...	Le procureur
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Maurice Carnege
Anna-Marie Cazalis	...	La standardiste
Yvonne Claudie

Storyline

Evlyne, a judge's young wife, falls in love with Remy, that lives in Paris, during Holidays. After following him in the lovers city, she decides to return home to inform her husband about all - but her plane crashes.

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Plot Keywords:

lover | judge | toy | taxi | pantheon | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

France Italy

Language:

French Italian

Release Date:

16 December 1950 (France)

Also Known As:

The Glass Castle

Company Credits

Production Co:

Franco London Films, Fortezza-Film, Universalia Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

User Reviews

Castles in the air

This might be the least known of Clement's films.It has an intriguing beginning and an unexpected end;in between ,it's sometimes dull.

The film begins with a strange monologue by Michèle Morgan :sometimes we feel she is out of her mind.Then she and Jean Marais (what a beautiful pairing:) go to a ball : a mystery atmosphere almost predating that of "Last Year in Marienbad" .

The cinematography is dazzling and really flatters the stars.But the story itself is never really exciting,cause we've been through this should-I-leave-my-husband/Heartbreaker -finding- true-love run-of-the-mill too many times.

The ending may have disconcerted the audience of 1950 that were not used to that kind of unexpected thing.There's something of "twelve monkeys" here;actually the movie will end in the future tense.