Beauties of the Night (1952 film)

1952 film by René Clair

14 November 1952 (1952-11-14) (France)
April 1954 (1954-04) (USA)

Running time

87 minutesCountriesFrance
ItalyLanguageFrenchBox office3,499,199 admissions (France)^[1]

Beauties of the Night (French: Les Belles de nuit) is a 1952 French-Italian fantasy comedy film directed and written by René Clair who co-produced with Angelo Rizzoli. The film stars Gérard Philipe, Martine Carol, Gina Lollobrigida and Magali Vendeuil.^[2] It was nominated the Venice Film Festival for Golden Lion (René Clair). It was shot at Boulogne Studios in Paris.

Plot

Impoverished piano teacher and composer Claude (Gérard Philipe) fantasizes about seducing beautiful rich women. One night a promising dream turns into a nightmare in which he's chased by the violent husbands and brothers of his lovers. He gets up and tries to stay awake for fear of feeling haunted again. Then he meets his neighbour Suzanne (Magali Vendeuil) who resembles a woman from his dream.

Cast

Gérard Philipe as Claude
Martine Carol as Edmee
Gina Lollobrigida as Leila / Cashier
Magali Vendeuil as Suzanne
Marilyn Buferd as Madame Bonacieux / Postal clerk
Raymond Bussières as Roger the mechanic
Raymond Cordy as Suzanne's father Gaston / Marquis
Bernard La Jarrige as Léon, le gendarme / Leon the gendarme
Albert Michel as Le facteur / Postman
Palau as The Old Gentleman
Jean Parédès as Paul the pharmacist
Paolo Stoppa as Opera director

References

^ "Box Office Success of Gerard Philippe films". Box Office Story. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
^ "Night Beauties". unifrance.org. Retrieved 11 March 2021.