Edward and Caroline
Edward and Caroline (French: Édouard et Caroline) is a 1951 French comedy-drama film directed by Jacques Becker, starring Daniel Gélin and Anne Vernon.[1] It was entered into the 1951 Cannes Film Festival.[2]
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| Directed by | Jacques Becker |
| Produced by | Raymond Borderie |
| Written by | Jacques Becker Annette Wademant |
| Starring | Daniel Gélin Anne Vernon Elina Labourdette |
| Music by | Jean-Jacques Grünenwald |
| Cinematography | Robert Lefebvre |
| Edited by | Marguerite Renoir |
Production company | Union Générale Cinématographique |
| Distributed by | L'Alliance Générale de Distribution Cinématographique |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Colombier. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris.
Plot
Édouard and Caroline are preparing for a family evening during which Édouard will be expected to play the piano. Lacking a dinner jacket Édouard goes to borrow one from his wife's cousin. In the meantime Caroline attempts to re-model her dress to bring it more up-to-date. Her husband is not pleased and the evening consists of rows, fights and threats of divorce. It is the early morning before life returns to normal.
Cast
- Daniel Gélin as Edouard Mortier
- Anne Vernon as Caroline Mortier
- Elina Labourdette as Florence Borch de Martelie
- Jacques François as Alain Beauchamp
- Betty Stockfeld as Lucy Barville
- Jean Galland as Claude Beauchamp
- Jean Marsac as a guest
- William Tubbs as Spencer Borch
- Jean Toulout as Herbert Barville
- Yette Lucas as Mme Leroy, la concierge
- Jean Riveyre as Julien, le valet de chambre
- Hélène Duc as L'invitée mélomane
- Micheline Rolla as a guest
- Edmond Ardisson as Le coiffeur
- Grégoire Gromoff as Igor
References
- "New York Times: Easy Living". NY Times. Retrieved 19 July 2008.
- "Festival de Cannes: Edward and Caroline". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2012. Retrieved 2009-01-11.
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