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The Strange Madame X
The Strange Madame X

The Strange Madame X

Genres

Drama

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Irène is the unhappy wife of a wealthy publisher, Jacques Voisin-Larive, who cares about her no more than a beautiful piece of furniture. Her meeting with Étienne, a young cabinetmaker with whom she falls in love, turns her dismal existence upside down. Not wanting to reveal her condition to her lover, she pretends to be a modest maid, employed by the Voisin-Larive. At the end of a weekend spent with her lover, Irène discovers that she is pregnant. The fragile balance of their existence is suddenly broken. Taking the initiative, she reveals her affair to Jacques and tells him about her desire to divorce. But her husband has no intention of giving her back her freedom...

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

85 mins

Rating

5.286/10

Release Date

24 May 1951

Country

France

Cast

Michèle Morgan

Michèle Morgan

Irène Voisin-Larive

Henri Vidal

Henri Vidal

Étienne

Arlette Thomas

Arlette Thomas

Jeannette

Louise Conte

Louise Conte

Angèle, maid

Robert Vattier

Robert Vattier

Moissac

Paul Barge

Paul Barge

Uncle Léon

Roland Alexandre

Roland Alexandre

Marcel

Fernand Gilbert

Fernand Gilbert

Taxi driver

Raphaël Patorni

Raphaël Patorni

Guest

Yvonne Clech

Yvonne Clech

Joséphine

Georges Sellier

Georges Sellier

General

Geneviève Morel

Geneviève Morel

Guest

René Hell

René Hell

Cabinetmaker

Christian Lude

Christian Lude

Irène's driver

Louis Blanche

Louis Blanche

Guest

Jean-Paul Moulinot

Jean-Paul Moulinot

Butler

Maurice Escande

Maurice Escande

Jacques Voisin-Larive

Jean-Louis Allibert

Jean-Louis Allibert

Doctor (uncredited)

Madeleine Barbulée

Madeleine Barbulée

Marthe (uncredited)

Roland Lesaffre

Roland Lesaffre

Roland, waiter (uncredited)

Marius David

Marius David

Cabinetmaker (uncredited)

Henri San Juan

Henri San Juan

Cabinetmaker (uncredited)

Germaine Delbat

Germaine Delbat

Maid (uncredited)

Micheline Rolla

Micheline Rolla

guest (uncredited)

Pierre Leproux

Pierre Leproux

Cabinetry's boss (uncredited)

Albert Malbert

Albert Malbert

Cabinetmaker's apprentice (uncredited)

Guy Haurey

Guy Haurey

Cabinetmaker's apprentice (uncredited)

Lucien Hector

Lucien Hector

Hospital employee (uncredited)

Gaston Garchery

Gaston Garchery

(uncredited)

Michel Garland

Michel Garland

(uncredited)

Albert Plantier

Albert Plantier

Cabinetmaker's apprentice (uncredited)

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