Hélène

Hélène (1936)

Drama Romance

Helene is based on Helene Wilfur, a novel by Vicki (Grand Hotel) Baum. Madeleine Renaud essays the title role, a young medical student in love with aspiring musician Pierre Regnier (Jean-Lous Barrault). Pierre's father, a noted surgeon, puts pressure on his son to give up music in favor of medicine. Unable to withstand his father's remonstrations, Pierre kills himself, prompting the grieving Madeleine to forget all about romance and dedicate her life to the cause of healing others. Wilfur avoids the usual soap-opera goo by offering realistic performances and credible dialogue (the English-language subtitles were composed by erudite film critic Herman G. Weinberg).

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  • Release Date: 1936-10-17
  • Runtime: 1h 49min
  • Director: Jean Benoît-Lévy

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Cast

  • Madeleine Renaud

    Hélène Wilfur

  • Jean-Louis Barrault

    Pierre Régnier

  • Constant Rémy

    Professor Amboise

  • Héléna Manson

    Valérie

  • Odette Joyeux

    Françoise

  • Robert Le Vigan

    Doctor Regnier

  • Georges Bever

    The lab boy

  • Jeanne Helbling

    Yvonne Amboise

  • Blanche Peyrens

    The doctor

  • Greta Buelens

    Totoche

  • Marguerite Daulboys

    The widow

  • René Dary

    Marcel

  • Maurice Baquet

    Durant Tout Court

  • Paul Escoffier

    The judge

  • Armand Lurville

    The dean

  • Tsugundo Maki

    The Japanese student

  • Roger Toziny

    The bookstore

  • Juozas Miltinis

    The Russian

  • Gaby André

  • Gilberte Géniat

  • Pierre-Louis

  • Pierre Sarda