The Strange Madame X(1951)

Synopsis

Irène is the unhappy wife of a wealthy publisher, Jacques Voisin-Larive, who cares about her no more than a beautiful piece of furniture. Her meeting with Étienne, a young cabinetmaker with whom she falls in love, turns her dismal existence upside down. Not wanting to reveal her condition to her lover, she pretends to be a modest maid, employed by the Voisin-Larive. At the end of a weekend spent with her lover, Irène discovers that she is pregnant. The fragile balance of their existence is suddenly broken. Taking the initiative, she reveals her affair to Jacques and tells him about her desire to divorce. But her husband has no intention of giving her back her freedom...

Casting et équipe

Michèle Morgan

Irène Voisin-Larive

Henri Vidal

Étienne

Arlette Thomas

Jeannette

Louise Conte

Angèle, maid

Robert Vattier

Moissac

P

Paul Barge

Uncle Léon

Roland Alexandre

Marcel

F

Fernand Gilbert

Taxi driver

Raphaël Patorni

Guest

Yvonne Clech

Joséphine

Georges Sellier

General

Geneviève Morel

Guest

René Hell

Cabinetmaker

Christian Lude

Irène's driver

Louis Blanche

Guest

Jean-Paul Moulinot

Butler

Maurice Escande

Jacques Voisin-Larive

Jean-Louis Allibert

Doctor (uncredited)

Madeleine Barbulée

Marthe (uncredited)

Roland Lesaffre

Roland, waiter (uncredited)