L'Étrange Madame X
4.5
85 minutes
5/24/1951
Overview
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...
Cast List
Michèle Morgan
as Irène Voisin-Larive
Henri Vidal
as Étienne
Arlette Thomas
as Jeannette
Louise Conte
as Angèle, maid
Robert Vattier
as Moissac
Paul Barge
as Uncle Léon
Roland Alexandre
as Marcel
Fernand Gilbert
as Taxi driver
Raphaël Patorni
as Guest
Yvonne Clech
as Joséphine
Georges Sellier
as General
Geneviève Morel
as Guest
René Hell
as Cabinetmaker
Christian Lude
as Irène's driver
Louis Blanche
as Guest
Jean-Paul Moulinot
as Butler
Maurice Escande
as Jacques Voisin-Larive
Jean-Louis Allibert
as Doctor (uncredited)
Madeleine Barbulée
as Marthe (uncredited)
Roland Lesaffre
as Roland, waiter (uncredited)
Marius David
as Cabinetmaker (uncredited)
Henri San Juan
as Cabinetmaker (uncredited)
Germaine Delbat
as Maid (uncredited)
Micheline Rolla
as guest (uncredited)
Pierre Leproux
as Cabinetry's boss (uncredited)
Albert Malbert
as Cabinetmaker's apprentice (uncredited)
Guy Haurey
as Cabinetmaker's apprentice (uncredited)
Lucien Hector
as Hospital employee (uncredited)
Gaston Garchery
as (uncredited)
Michel Garland
as (uncredited)
Albert Plantier
as Cabinetmaker's apprentice (uncredited)