The Strange Madame X

The Strange Madame X

85 mins | Drama | May 24, 1951

Irène is the unhappy wife of a wealthy publisher, Jacques Voisin-Larive, who cares about her no more than a beautiful piece of furniture. Her meeting with Étienne, a young cabinetmaker with whom she falls in love, turns her dismal existence upside down. Not wanting to reveal her condition to her lover, she pretends to be a modest maid, employed by the Voisin-Larive. At the end of a weekend spent with her lover, Irène discovers that she is pregnant. The fragile balance of their existence is suddenly broken. Taking the initiative, she reveals her affair to Jacques and tells him about her desire to divorce. But her husband has no intention of giving her back her freedom...

The Strange Madame X

85 mins | Drama | May 24, 1951

The Strange Madame X
Irène is the unhappy wife of a wealthy publisher, Jacques Voisin-Larive, who cares about her no more than a beautiful piece of furniture. Her meeting with Étienne, a young cabinetmaker with whom she falls in love, turns her dismal existence upside down. Not wanting to reveal her condition to her lover, she pretends to be a modest maid, employed by the Voisin-Larive. At the end of a weekend spent with her lover, Irène discovers that she is pregnant. The fragile balance of their existence is suddenly broken. Taking the initiative, she reveals her affair to Jacques and tells him about her desire to divorce. But her husband has no intention of giving her back her freedom...
IMDb rating 6.7
Producers Codo Cinéma
Original title L'étrange Madame X
Directors Pierre Kast, Jean Grémillon, Pierre Chevalier
Writers Marcelle Maurette, Albert Valentin, Pierre Laroche

Cast

Michèle Morgan

as Irène Voisin-Larive

Henri Vidal

as Étienne

Arlette Thomas

as Jeannette

Louise Conte

as Angèle, maid

Robert Vattier

as Moissac

Paul Barge

as uncle Léon

Roland Alexandre

as Marcel

Fernand Gilbert

as taxi driver

Raphaël Patorni

as guest

Yvonne Clech

as Henriette

Georges Sellier

as general

Geneviève Morel

as Joséphine

René Hell

as cabinetmaker

Christian Lude

as Irène's driver

Louis Blanche

as guest

Jean-Paul Moulinot

as butler

Maurice Escande

as Jacques Voisin-Larive

Jean-Louis Allibert

as doctor (uncredited)

Madeleine Barbulée

as Marthe (uncredited)

Roland Lesaffre

as Roland, waiter (uncredited)

Marius David

as cabinetmaker (uncredited)

Henri San Juan

as cabinetmaker (uncredited)

Germaine Delbat

as maid (uncredited)

Micheline Rolla

as guest (uncredited)

Pierre Leproux

as cabinetry's boss (uncredited)

Albert Malbert

as cabinetmaker's apprentice (uncredited)

Guy Haurey

as cabinetmaker's apprentice (uncredited)

Lucien Hector

as hospital employee (uncredited)