About the film
Hélène
Release Date: October 17, 1936
| Year | : | 1936 |
| Slogan | : | «» |
| Genres | : | Drama, Romance |
| Production Companies | : | Les Films Marquise |
| Director | : | Jean Benoît-Lévy |
| Producers | : | |
| Writers | : | Vicki Baum, Marie Epstein, Jean Benoît-Lévy |
| RunTime | : | 105 mins. |
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).
Main Actors
Madeleine Renaud
Character : Hélène Wilfur
Jean-Louis Barrault
Character : Pierre Régnier
Constant Rémy
Character : Professor Amboise
Héléna Manson
Character : Valérie
Odette Joyeux
Character : Françoise
Robert Le Vigan
Character : Doctor Regnier
Georges Bever
Character : The lab boy
Jeanne Helbling
Character : Yvonne Amboise
Blanche Peyrens
Character : The doctor
Greta Buelens
Character : Totoche
Marguerite Daulboys
Character : The widow
René Dary
Character : Marcel
Maurice Baquet
Character : Durant Tout Court
Paul Escoffier
Character : The judge
Armand Lurville
Character : The dean
Tsugundo Maki
Character : The Japanese student
Roger Toziny
Character : The bookstore
Juozas Miltinis
Character : The Russian
Gaby André
Character :
Gilberte Géniat
Character :
Pierre-Louis
Character :
Pierre Sarda
Character :
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