Trap for Cinderella (1965 film)

Trap for Cinderella
Trap for Cinderella
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	André Cayatte
Screenplay by	Jean Anouilh; André Cayatte; Sébastien Japrisot
Based on	Trap for Cinderella by Sébastien Japrisot
Produced by	Alain Poiré
Starring	Dany Carrel; Madeleine Robinson
Cinematography	Armand Thirard
Edited by	Paul Cayatte
Music by	Louiguy
Release date	22 October 1965;
Running time	115 minutes
Countries	France; Italy
Language	French

Trap for Cinderella (French: Piège pour Cendrillon) is a 1965 French-Italian psychological thriller film directed by André Cayatte. It is adapted from Sébastien Japrisot's novel of the same name.

Plot

The young Michèle Isola, who is about to inherit a fortune from her godmother, scarcely survives a terrible fire. When she regains consciousness it becomes evident she suffers with amnesia. Once her physical health is stable again, she is allowed to leave the hospital. Yet the currently mentally fragile patient still needs somebody to take care of her for the time being. Her former nanny Jeanne shall support her. Michèle, who is haunted by flashbacks, appreciates Jeanne's help until certain information arouses her suspicion. In secret she starts now an investigation

Cast

Dany Carrel as Michèle Isola / Dominique Loï
Madeleine Robinson as Jeanne Mureau
Hubert Noël as François
Jean Gaven as Gabriel
René Dary as doctor Doulin
Francis Nani as Serge
Robert Dalban as the garage owner

Release

The film was commercially unsuccessful and stayed in French theaters for only five weeks, generating 120,572 admissions (Cayatte's worst box-office result since 1955's Le Dossier Noir.)^[1] It was broadcast on the French television only once in 1973.^[2] The novel's author Japrisot—who disliked the film—blocked the rights for many years^[1] keeping it out of circulation.^[3]

The film resurfaced at the Lyon Film Festival in 2019,^[4] and was released by Gaumont on DVD and Blu-ray in June 2020.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b "Piège pour Cendrillon (le dossier de presse par Gaumont)" (PDF). Revus & Corrigés présente (in French). 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
^ David, Jean-Marie (22 March 2003). "Japrisot oublié". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 27 October 2019.
^ "WAMG Talks To Iain Softley : Trap for Cinderella". We Are Movie Geeks. 19 December 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
^ "Piège pour Cendrillon - Manifestations". 2019.festival-lumiere.org (in French). October 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
^ "Piège pour Cendrillon". Amazon.fr. Retrieved 29 December 2020.