Movie: The Strange Madame X

Top 10 Billed 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

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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...

  • Release Date

    1951-05-24

  • Average

    4.5

  • Rating:

    2.3 starts
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    Français
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