The Nude Woman (1949 film)

The Nude Woman
Directed byAndré Berthomieu
Written byCharles Exbrayat
Solange Térac
Based onThe Nude Woman by Henry Bataille
Produced byFrançois Carron
StarringYves Vincent
Gisèle Pascal
Jean Tissier
CinematographyMichel Kelber
Edited byHenri Taverna
Music byHenri Verdun
Production
companies
Productions Sigma
Sociedade Pernambucana de Indústrias Artísticas
Distributed byLes Films Vog
Release date
  • 2 September 1949 (1949-09-02)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

The Nude Woman (French: La femme nue) is a 1949 French drama film directed by André Berthomieu and starring Yves Vincent, Gisèle Pascal and Jean Tissier.[1][2] It is based on the 1909 play of the same title by Henry Bataille.[3] The film's sets were designed by the art director Raymond Nègre.

Synopsis

The artist Pierre Bernier has earned fame for his painting The Nude Woman the model for which Loulou he has subsequently married. Now however Pierre is in love with a high society lady. In his her desperation to keep him Loulou attempts suicide.

Cast

References

  1. ^ Rège p.93
  2. ^ "La Femme nue de André Berthomieu (1949)". Unifrance. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
  3. ^ Goble p.28

Bibliography

  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999..
  • Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.