Three Women

Three Women

104 mins | Comedy | Aug. 13, 1952

The short stories of Guy de Maupassant enjoyed a renaissance in the early 1950s, thanks in great part to the Max Ophuls production Le Plaisir. In Trois Femmes, three De Maupassant stories are dramatized, each conveying the central theme of women falling in love. In the first, a black female carnival entertainer causes an uproar when she falls in love with a white soldier. In the second, a young bride is pressured into having a baby to collect a huge inheritance. And in the final episode, a pregnant girl is "adopted" and protected by a small circle of friends. In standard De Maupassant fashion, each of the three stories in Trois Femmes is capped by a surprise twist.

Three Women

104 mins | Comedy | Aug. 13, 1952

Three Women
The short stories of Guy de Maupassant enjoyed a renaissance in the early 1950s, thanks in great part to the Max Ophuls production Le Plaisir. In Trois Femmes, three De Maupassant stories are dramatized, each conveying the central theme of women falling in love. In the first, a black female carnival entertainer causes an uproar when she falls in love with a white soldier. In the second, a young bride is pressured into having a baby to collect a huge inheritance. And in the final episode, a pregnant girl is "adopted" and protected by a small circle of friends. In standard De Maupassant fashion, each of the three stories in Trois Femmes is capped by a surprise twist.
Producers Silver Films
Original title Trois femmes
Directors André Michel
Writers Claude Accursi, Jean Ferry, Guy de Maupassant

Cast

Marcelle Arnold

as The Englishwoman

Michel Bouquet

as Monsieur Lesable (segment "Zora")

Betty Daussmond

as Aunt Charlotte

Moune de Rivel

as Zora (segment "Zora")

Agnès Delahaie

as Coralie Cachelin (segment "Héritage, L'")

Luc Andrieux

as An employee

Georges Chamarat

as Boisse

Gérard Darrieu

as A hussar

Roland Dubillard

as An office boy

Jacques Duby

as Antoine Boitelle (segment "Zora")

Jacqueline Duc

as Julie

Catherine Erard

as Mouche (segment "Mouche")

Jacques Fabbri

as Albert (segment "Mouche")

Guy Favières

as Father Savon

Florelle

as The usherette

Jacques François

as Horace (segment "Mouche")

René Lefèvre

as Monsieur Cachelin (segment "Coralie")

Marcel Lupovici

as Bouffard

Rodolphe Marcilly

as An office boy

Maryse Martin

as Mother Boitelle ("Zora" segment)

Anne Moran

as Prudence

André Moreau

as The innkeeper

Marcel Mouloudji

as Raoul (segment "Mouche")

Bernard Noël

as Monsieur Maze (segment "Coralie")

Pierre Olaf

as "P'tit bleu" (segment "Mouche")

Jean Ozenne

as The notary

Maryse Paillet

as The maid

Palau

as Monsieur Torcheboeuf (segment "Coralie")

Raymond Pellegrin

as Julien (segment "Mouche")

Max Rogerys

as Marcello

Jean-Pierre Serreau

as An employee

Rosy Varte

as Paméla

Julien Verdier

as Father Boitelle ("Zora" segment)

Yvonne Yma

as The cousin