Twisted Mistress
1942 French film
- 14 August 1942 (1942-08-14) (Paris)
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Twisted Mistress (French: La fausse maîtresse) is a 1942 French comedy film directed by André Cayatte and starring Danielle Darrieux and Lise Delamare.[1] It is inspired by the 1841 novel La Fausse Maîtresse by Honoré de Balzac. It was made at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. Location shooting took place around Perpignan in Languedoc-Roussillon. The film's sets were designed by the art director Andrej Andrejew.[2] It was released on VHS in France by TF1 Vidéo on 1 January 1998.[3] It tells the story of a circus owner's daughter, who plays on a rope, sings two songs, and falls in love with a local rugby player.
Cast
- Danielle Darrieux as Lilian Rander
- Lise Delamare as Hélène Carbonnel, the wife of Guy Carbonnel
- Monique Joyce as Lætitia
- Huguette Vivier as Marina
- Gabrielle Fontan as Madame Carbonnel
- Bernard Lancret as René Rivals
- André Alerme as Rander
- Jacques Dumesnil as Guy Carbonnel
- Guillaume de Sax as Esquirol
- Michel Duran as Mazios
- André Gabriello as L'huissier
- Charles Blavette as Casimir
- Maurice Baquet as Firmin
- Marcel Maupi as Bellemain
- Albert Rieux as Rigaux
References
Bibliography
- Burch, Noël & Sellier, Geneviève. The Battle of the Sexes in French Cinema, 1930–1956. Duke University Press, 2013.
- Leteux, Christine. Continental Films: French Cinema under German Control. University of Wisconsin Press, 2022.
External links
- Twisted Mistress at IMDb
- La fausse maîtresse at AlloCine
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Films directed by André Cayatte
- Twisted Mistress (1942)
- Pierre and Jean (1943)
- Shop Girls of Paris (1943)
- Song of the Clouds (1946)
- The Last Penny (1946)
- Roger la Honte (1946)
- The Revenge of Roger (1946)
- The Unknown Singer (1947)
- Under the Cards (1948)
- The Lovers of Verona (1949)
- Return to Life (1949)
- Justice Is Done (1950)
- We Are All Murderers (1952)
- Before the Deluge (1954)
- Black Dossier (1955)
- An Eye for an Eye (1957)
- Le Miroir à deux faces (1958)
- Tomorrow Is My Turn (1960)
- Le glaive et la balance (1963)
- Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Françoise (1964)
- Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Jean-Marc (1964)
- Trap for Cinderella (1965)
- Les risques du métier (1967)
- The Pleasure Pit (1969)
- Mourir d'aimer (1971)
- There's No Smoke Without Fire (1973)
- Verdict (1974)
- State Reasons (1978)
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