Beauties of the Night (1952 film)

(Redirected from Les Belles de nuit)

Beauties of the Night (French: Les Belles de nuit) is a 1952 French-Italian fantasy comedy film directed and written by René Clair who co-produced with Angelo Rizzoli. The film stars Gérard Philipe, Martine Carol, Gina Lollobrigida and Magali Vendeuil.[2] It was nominated the Venice Film Festival for Golden Lion (René Clair). It was shot at Boulogne Studios in Paris.

Beauties of the Nights
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Directed byRené Clair
Written byRené Clair
Adaptation:
Pierre Barillet
Jean-Pierre Gredy
Produced byRené Clair
Angelo Rizzoli
StarringGérard Philipe
Martine Carol
Gina Lollobrigida
Magali Vendeuil
CinematographyArmand Thirard
Edited byLouisette Hautecoeur
Denise Natot
Music byGeorges Van Parys
Production
companies
Franco London Films
Rizzoli Film
Distributed bySociété des Etablissements L. Gaumont (France)
Lopert Pictures Corporation (USA)
Release dates
  • 14 November 1952 (1952-11-14) (France)
  • April 1954 (1954-04) (USA)
Running time
87 minutes
CountriesFrance
Italy
LanguageFrench
Box office3,499,199 admissions (France)[1]

Plot

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Impoverished piano teacher and composer Claude (Gérard Philipe) fantasizes about seducing beautiful rich women. One night a promising dream turns into a nightmare in which he's chased by the violent husbands and brothers of his lovers. He gets up and tries to stay awake for fear of feeling haunted again. Then he meets his neighbour Suzanne (Magali Vendeuil) who resembles a woman from his dream.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ "Box Office Success of Gerard Philippe films". Box Office Story. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Night Beauties". unifrance.org. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
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