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1956 | Color | 100:00

Elena, a free-spirited Polish princess in fin-de-siècle Paris, attempts to save her penniless family by marrying a wealthy older man. After accepting his proposal, Elena finds herself being pursued by two younger suitors, a carefree aristocrat and a politically ambitious French general. Elena’s amorous adventures grow increasingly complicated, and her impending marriage becomes a matter of grave importance to the French government.


Country: Francia
Direction: Renoir; Jean
Script: Renoir; Jean, Serge; Jean
Production: Wipf; Louis
Photography: Renoir; Claude
Sound: Sivel; William Robert
Music: Kosma; Joseph
Cast:Jean Marais, Mel Ferrer, Jean Richard, Juliette Gréco, Pierre Bertin, Dora Doll, Frédéric Duvallès, Renaud Mary, Jacques Morel, Albert Rémy, Ingrid Bergman, Jean Claudio
Participation year at FICM: 2019

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