La Belle de Nuit

Based on a play by Pierre Wolff, about a wronged husband’s revenge on his wife and her lover, La belle de nuit is a major find, a work of uninhibited stylistic imagination that ranges from Sirkian stylization (an elaborate play of mirrors and doubles) to brutal realism (a tour of the bordellos of Marseille suggests the contemporary photographs of Brassaï).

Director: Louis Valray

Cast: Véra Korène, Aimé Clariond, Jacques Dumesnil, Paul Bernard, Andreals, Marcelle Barry, Germaine Brière, Fanny Lacroix

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