Elena and Her Men
(1956)
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Elena and Her Men
(1956)
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| Ingrid Bergman | ... |
Elena Sokorowska
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| Jean Marais | ... |
Général François Rollan
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| Mel Ferrer | ... |
Le comte Henri de Chevincourt
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Jean Richard | ... |
Hector
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Juliette Gréco | ... |
Miarka, la gitane
(as Juliette Greco)
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Pierre Bertin | ... |
Martin-Michaud
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Dora Doll | ... |
Rosa la Rose
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Frédéric Duvallès | ... |
Gaudin
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Renaud Mary | ... |
Fleury
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Jacques Morel | ... |
Duchêne
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Albert Rémy | ... |
Buchez
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Jean Claudio | ... |
Lionel Villaret
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Mirko Ellis | ... |
Marbeau
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Jacques Hilling | ... |
Lisbonne
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Jacques Jouanneau | ... |
Eugène Martin-Michaud
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Polish countess Elena falls in love to a Frensh radical party's candidate, a general, in pre world war I Paris, but another officer pines for her. Written by Stephan Eichenberg <eichenbe@fak-cbg.tu-muenchen.de>
Renoir is regarded my many critics as among the greatest directors to stand behind a camera. By the time he made this film, he was approaching his twilight years and had no doubt read his press clippings and come to believe that he was indeed a great artist who could turn everything he touched into a masterpiece. No director, however, can make a good film without a decent script. The script for this, if there was one to begin with, is a complete mess. There's no rhyme or reason to anything that goes on, and the "comedy" is not the least bit amusing. Poor Ingrid somehow managed to continue her career after this atrocity. At least the color is stunning.