Elena and Her Men

Elena and Her Men

95 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance | Sept. 12, 1956

Set amid the military maneuvers and Quatorze Juillet carnivals of turn-of-the-century France, Jean Renoir’s delirious romantic comedy Elena and her Men stars a radiant Ingrid Bergman as a beautiful, but impoverished, Polish princess who drives men of all stations to fits of desperate love. When Elena elicits the fascination of a famous general, she finds herself at the center of romantic machinations and political scheming, with the hearts of several men—as well as the future of France—in her hands.

Elena and Her Men

95 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance | Sept. 12, 1956

Elena and Her Men
Set amid the military maneuvers and Quatorze Juillet carnivals of turn-of-the-century France, Jean Renoir’s delirious romantic comedy Elena and her Men stars a radiant Ingrid Bergman as a beautiful, but impoverished, Polish princess who drives men of all stations to fits of desperate love. When Elena elicits the fascination of a famous general, she finds herself at the center of romantic machinations and political scheming, with the hearts of several men—as well as the future of France—in her hands.
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers Franco London Films, Les Films Gibé, Electra Compagnia Cinematografica
Original title Elena et les hommes
Directors Jean Renoir
Writers Jean Serge, Jean Renoir

Cast

Ingrid Bergman

as Elena Sokorowska

Jean Marais

as Général François Rollan

Mel Ferrer

as Le comte Henri de Chevincourt

Jean Richard

as Hector

Juliette Gréco

as Miarka, la gitane

Pierre Bertin

as Martin-Michaud

Dora Doll

as Rosa la Rose

Renaud Mary

as Fleury

Jacques Morel

as Duchêne

Albert Rémy

as Buchez

Jean Claudio

as Lionel Villaret

Mirko Ellis

as Marbeau

Jacques Hilling

as Lisbonne

Jacques Jouanneau

as Eugène Martin-Michaud

Elina Labourdette

as Paulette Escoffier

Olga Valéry

as Olga

Gérard Buhr

as Un soldat

Jean Castanier

as Isnard

Magali Noël

as Lolotte

Gregori Chmara

as Le domestique d'Elena

Gaston Modot

as Le chef des bohèmiens