Genres
Duration
109 min
Director
Jean Benoît-Lévy
Rating
5.5
Release Date
October 17, 1936
Hélène
Original title: Hélène
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Helene is based on Helene Wilfur, a novel by Vicki (Grand Hotel) Baum. Madeleine Renaud essays the title role, a young medical student in love with aspiring musician Pierre Regnier (Jean-Lous Barrault). Pierre's father, a noted surgeon, puts pressure on his son to give up music in favor of medicine. Unable to withstand his father's remonstrations, Pierre kills himself, prompting the grieving Madeleine to forget all about romance and dedicate her life to the cause of healing others. Wilfur avoids the usual soap-opera goo by offering realistic performances and credible dialogue (the English-language subtitles were composed by erudite film critic Herman G. Weinberg).
Hélène cast
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Madeleine Renaud
Character:
Hélène Wilfur
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Jean-Louis Barrault
Character:
Pierre Régnier
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Constant Rémy
Character:
Professor Amboise
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Héléna Manson
Character:
Valérie
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Odette Joyeux
Character:
Françoise
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Robert Le Vigan
Character:
Doctor Regnier
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Georges Bever
Character:
The lab boy
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Jeanne Helbling
Character:
Yvonne Amboise
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Blanche Peyrens
Character:
The doctor
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Greta Buelens
Character:
Totoche
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Marguerite Daulboys
Character:
The widow
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René Dary
Character:
Marcel
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Maurice Baquet
Character:
Durant Tout Court
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Paul Escoffier
Character:
The judge
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Armand Lurville
Character:
The dean
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Tsugundo Maki
Character:
The Japanese student
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Roger Toziny
Character:
The bookstore
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Juozas Miltinis
Character:
The Russian
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Gaby André
Character:
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Gilberte Géniat
Character:
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Pierre-Louis
Character:
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Pierre Sarda
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