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The Beautiful Image

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The Beautiful Image
Directed byClaude Heymann
Written by
Based onThe Beautiful Image by Marcel Aymé
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyLucien Joulin
Edited byClaude Nicole
Music byLouis Beydts
Production
company
Distributed byGaumont
Release date
  • 30 May 1951 (1951-05-30)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

The Beautiful Image (French: La belle image) is a 1951 French drama film directed by Claude Heymann and starring Frank Villard, Françoise Christophe and Pierre Larquey.[1] The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Hubert. It was based on the 1941 novel of the same title by Marcel Aymé.

Synopsis

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The face of a modest, quiet man unexpectedly changes one day into a handsome, vigorous one. He becomes a swaggering womaniser who none of his former acquaintances recognise. He even seduces his own wife in his new personae.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Frey p.78

Bibliography

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  • Frey, Hugo. Louis Malle. Manchester University Press, 2004.
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