Behold Beatrice or Beatrice's Temptation (French: Béatrice devant le désir) is a 1944 French drama film directed by Jean de Marguenat and starring Fernand Ledoux, Jules Berry and Renée Faure.[1] It features an early performance by the future star Simone Signoret.[2] It was shot at the Victorine Studios in the southern French city of Nice. The film's sets were designed by the art director Georges Wakhévitch.
| Behold Beatrice | |
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| Directed by | Jean de Marguenat |
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| Produced by | Georges Maurer Jacques Sicre |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Fred Langenfeld |
| Edited by | Raymond Louveau |
| Music by | |
Production company | Société Cinématographique Méditerranéenne de Production |
| Distributed by | Union Française de Production Cinématographique |
Release date |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Cast
edit- Fernand Ledoux as Le docteur Mauléon
- Jules Berry as Richelière
- Renée Faure as Béatrice
- Gérard Landry as José
- Thérèse Dorny as Tante Hermance
- Jacques Berthier as Jacques Richelière
- Marie Carlot as Paula
- Jean Barrère
- Henry Bonvallet as Le docteur Lemonsquier
- Mario Cazes as Le violoniste
- Georges Gosset
- Lucy Lancy as Gaby
- Liliane Lonville
- Emma Lyonel as Madame Dourthe
- Jean-Jacques Lécot
- Marfisa as La chanteuse
- Marguerite Mayanne as Madame de Saint-Savin
- Marcelle Naudia as La baronne
- Suzy Pierson as Madame de Wallée
- Robert Pizani as Alfred
- Jacques Sablon
- Maud Saintange
- Simone Signoret as Liliane Moraccini
- Georges Térof as Machonneau
References
editBibliography
edit- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
- Hayward, Susan. Simone Signoret: The Star as Cultural Sign. A&C Black, 2004.
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