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Good Lord Without Confession
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Wikipedia article
'Good Lord Without Confession' (French: 'Le Bon Dieu sans confession') is a 1953 French drama film directed by Claude Autant-Lara and starring Danielle Darrieux, Henri Vilbert and Claude Laydu.Biggs p.46 Walker-Morrison p.223 It was shot at the Francoeur Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Max Douy. The film premiered at the Venice Film Festival in September 1953 and went on general release in France the following month. Henri Vilbert won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor for his performance.
Synopsis
At the funeral of Franois Dupont, his various associates walk in the procession including his wife, children, business partner and mistress Janine. The various characters recall their experiences with the deceased. In flashback we see Janine's relationship with Dupont, and how she had manipulated and exploited him through the turbulent years of the Occupation and Liberation. Ultimately her machinations fail and she loses the man she really loves, her husband Maurice.
Cast
* Danielle Darrieux as Janine Frjoul
* Henri Vilbert as Franois Dupont
* Claude Laydu as Roland Dupont
* Ivan Desny as Maurice Frjoul
* Grgoire Aslan as Varesco
* Myno Burney as Marie Dupont
* Isabelle Pia as Denise Dupont
* Jean Dunot as Marfoisse
* Julien Carette as Eugne
* Claude Berri as Le fils d'Eugne
* Georges Bever as Albert, le domestique
* Jo Dest as Weber
* Michel Dumur as Roland enfant
* Marie-Chantal Fefert as Denise enfant
* Marcelle Fry as La concierge
* Ren Lacourt as Le bistrotier
* Michel Le Royer as Thierry, le petit ami de Denise
* Madeleine Suffel as La marchande des quatre saisons
References
Bibliography
* Biggs, Melissa E. 'French films, 1945-1993: a critical filmography of the 400 most important releases'. McFarland & Company, 1996.
*Walker-Morrison, Deborah. 'Classic French Noir: Gender and the Cinema of Fatal Desire'. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020.
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