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24 Hours in the Life of a Woman (1968 film)
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Wikipedia article
'24 Hours in the Life of a Woman' is a 1968 French-West German drama film directed by Dominique Delouche, based on the novella 'Twenty-Four Hours in the Life of a Woman' by Stefan Zweig. It was listed to compete at the 1968 Cannes Film Festival, but the festival was cancelled due to the events of May 1968 in France. The book on which the film is based had previously been adapted as '24 Hours of a Woman's Life' in 1952, and was later adapted as '24 Hours in the Life of a Woman' in 2002.
Plot
In Monte Carlo, the 42-year-old widow Alice observes a young man with a frightening passion for gambling, who completely ruins himself in the casino. She saves Thomas from suicide and spends a night in a hotel with him in a frenzy of helpful pity. In the morning, Alice reacts with shame and horror. Anxious to bring the matter to a good conclusion, she meets again during the day with the young man, who now, with overflowing gratitude, venerates her like a maternal saint. In German, Thomas quotes the first stanza of the poem "Du meine Seele, du mein Herz" ("You, my soul. You, my heart") by Friedrich Rckert. And that is what hurts this woman and awakens in her more than motherly love. She secretly prepares to leave on the same train with Thomas and to stay with him. When she finally reaches the station, the train has already left. And her disappointment at having lost him as a man is joined by an even more bitter one: when she enters the casino again, looking for memories, her protg, who had fervently renounced gambling even in a church, is playing with the money advanced by Alice for his trip home. Worse still, he gives it back to her in a wild riot of a temporary win and deeply humiliates her in front of all the casino guests.
Cast
* Danielle Darrieux as Alice
* Robert Hoffmann as Thomas
* Romina Power as Mariette
* Lna Skerla as Mademoiselle Georges
* as Madame Di Stefano
* as Le pianiste
* Helga Eilendrop
References
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