Beauties of the Night (1952 film)

For the 2016 Mexican film, see Beauties of the Night (2016 film).
Beauties of the Nights
Movie poster
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 byGaumont Distribution (France)
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]

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.

Plot

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

References

  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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